The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 10, Problem 5BCP
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Case summary:A person S together with his confederates operated a series of corporate entities to defraud telecommunication companies, creditors and others. They used false identities and spoofed services for their benefit.
To find: Whether this is a case of mail and wire fraud.
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