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18 U.S.C. § 1346

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Definition of “scheme or artifice to defraud”
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Title
18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter
PTI/CH63
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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

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