O54 Conspiracy to Commit [Mail] 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
- O54
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 1349
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 394
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 conspiracy offense only if all the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) two or more persons, in some way or manner, agreed to try to accomplish a common and unlawful plan to commit mail fraud, as charged in the indictment; and
(2) the Defendant knew the unlawful purpose of the plan and willfully joined in it; A person may be a conspirator even without knowing all the details of the unlawful plan or the names and identities all of the other alleged conspirators.
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Official source: Official PDF, page 394
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.