NCJ Number
13360
Date Published
1974
Length
95 pages
Annotation
REPORT ON THE EFFECTIVE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CRIMINAL FRAUD.
Abstract
THE LEGAL DEFINITIONS OF WHAT CONSTITUTES FRAUD, FALSE PRETENSE, FALSE REPRESENTATION, FALSE PROMISE, SCHEME TO DEFRAUD, AND MONEY AND PROPERTY ARE GIVEN. BRIEF EXAMPLES OF CERTAIN FRAUDULENT SCHEMES ARE CITED TOGETHER WITH THE PROSECUTIONS SUCCESSFULLY UNDERTAKEN IN EACH EXAMPLE CATEGORY. EXCERPTS FROM SIGNIFICANT COURT DECISIONS BEARING ON POINTS OF LAW IN FRAUD CASES ARE QUOTED. THE MOST FREQUENTLY USED DEFENSES ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. RULINGS UNDER THE FEDERAL STATUTE ARE USED AS POINTS OF REFERENCE. ALSO COVERED IS THE APPROACH AND STRATEGY USED BY THE FRAUD INVESTIGATOR IN FOLLOWING-UP A COMPLAINT. A FIVE - PAGE TABLE IS FURNISHED OF THE CASES, BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE, CITED IN THIS REPORT.