Archive Update: State and City Court-Locator Pages
Fifty state pages and twenty city pages now index the federal judicial districts under 28 U.S.C. § 81 and identify the district court that hears white-collar prosecutions in each location. See the State Laws and Cities indexes.
Archive NotesStatute Reference: 18 U.S.C. § 1344 — Bank Fraud
The bank fraud statute makes it an offense to knowingly execute a scheme to defraud a financial institution or to obtain its property by false or fraudulent pretenses. The maximum term was raised from 20 to 30 years by Pub. L. 101–647 (1990), and the section was amended generally by Pub. L. 101–73 (1989). Full reading notes at Bank Fraud Under 18 U.S.C. § 1344.
Statute ReferencesCase Roundup: Dispositions in Recent Federal Fraud Appeals
A disposition roundup covering United States v. Shah and United States v. Agarwal (Seventh Circuit, asset restraint and counsel-of-choice issues) and United States v. Currie (Eighth Circuit, intended-loss sentencing) is published at Dispositions in Recent Federal Fraud Appeals.
Case RoundupsRecent Fraud Appellate Decisions Reviewed
A review of recent circuit opinions in wire fraud, money laundering, and tax prosecutions, including United States v. Alli (Eleventh Circuit) and United States v. Ketcher (Eighth Circuit), is published at Recent Fraud Appellate Decisions.
Case RoundupsLegal Guides: Depth Hub Published
Three research guides — the five-year statute of limitations under 18 U.S.C. § 3282, an editorial note on selecting counsel, and an overview of how federal fraud prosecutions proceed — are published in the Legal Guides hub.
Legal GuidesCitation Method: Primary Sources Blocks
Primary sources sections with verbatim statute excerpts from law.cornell.edu and case links to CourtListener records were added across the archive. Each block carries the source host and the exact language quoted.
Archive NotesStatute History: Sarbanes-Oxley Amendments to the Fraud Statutes
Pub. L. 107–204 amended 18 U.S.C. § 1341 and § 1343 on July 30, 2002, and added § 1349 (attempt and conspiracy). Those 2002 amendments remain part of the current text of the fraud chapter in Title 18.
Statute HistoryAdditional research notes are published as new court decisions are issued.
Primary sources
- 18 U.S.C. § 1344 — law.cornell.eduBank fraud — current text and amendment historyVerbatim: “Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or artifice— (1) to defraud a financial institution; or (2) to obtain any of the moneys, funds, credits, assets, securities, or other property owned by, or under the custody or control of, a financial institution, by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises; shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.”
- 18 U.S.C. § 1349 — law.cornell.eduAttempt and conspiracyVerbatim: “Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense under this chapter shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.”
- 18 U.S.C. § 3282 — law.cornell.eduOffenses not capital — five-year limitationVerbatim: “Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, no person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense, not capital, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within five years next after such offense shall have been committed.”
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