Webinar (CPA Crossings): Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud: Why Business Owners go to Prison

When federal prosecutors contemplate charges against business owners, two of their most potent and readily available tools include charges for mail fraud and wire fraud. The elements to convict for these crimes are clear: 1) The defendant devised or intended to devise a scheme or artifice to defraud, and, 2) in executing or attempting to execute the scheme, the defendant used or caused the use of mail or an interstate wire or wireless transmission.

Mail, emails, cell phone calls, text messages, Internet transmissions, and even tweets could form the basis for charges of wire fraud or mail fraud.

The crime of wire fraud is a reason that many business owners go to prison. In this course, we’ll learn about a few people who’ve experienced a conviction for wire fraud.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.