O51 Wire Fraud
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.
- Instruction
- O51
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 1343
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 375
Elements
Quoted word for word from the official text. Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant knowingly devised or participated in a scheme to defraud someone by using false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises;
(2) the false pretenses, representations, or promises were about a material fact;
(3) the Defendant acted with the intent to defraud; and
(4) the Defendant transmitted or caused to be transmitted by [wire] [radio] [television] some communication in interstate commerce to help carry out the scheme to defraud.
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Official source: Official PDF, page 375
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.