Whether a scheme to induce a transaction in property through deception, but which contemplates no harm to any property interest, constitutes a scheme to defraud under the federal wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, the question presented in Kousisis v. United States, No. 23–909 (U.S.) (cert. granted June 17, 2024; argued Dec. 9, 2024).

Whether a scheme to induce a transaction in property through deception, but which contemplates no harm to any property interest, constitutes a scheme to defraud under the federal wire fraud statute