Challenge to 3rd Cir. Expansion of Fraud Statutes Seeks Cert.

In United States v. Kousisis, Defendant challenges a federal wire fraud conviction under the fraud in the inducement theory. In this case, the 3rd Circuit expanded federal fraud statutes to include a theory where there was a false statement hat induced the victim to contract. Such an extension post Ciminelli would be an expansion of statutes to cover garden variety breaches of contract.