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§ 1346. Definition of “scheme or artifice to defraud”

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§ 1346.

Definition of “scheme or artifice to defraud”

For the purposes of this chapter, the term “scheme or artifice to defraud” includes a scheme or artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of honest services.

Source(Added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7603(a),
Nov. 18, 1988
, 102 Stat. 4508.)

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