{"id":4880,"date":"2026-01-16T20:05:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progresso.iseo.biz\/temas-fraudedecorreo\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T16:30:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:30:38","slug":"topics-mail-fraud","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/progresso.iseo.biz\/en\/topics-mail-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Mail Fraud Criminal Defense Attorneys in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4880\" class=\"elementor elementor-4880 elementor-1878\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c51efe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c51efe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be7d0b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" 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You can be charged with mail fraud if authorities believe that a U.S. post office or even a private mail carrier was used to send or receive materials related to a scheme to commit fraud.<\/p><p>The term &#8220;electronic fraud or mail fraud&#8221; can be somewhat misleading. It sounds like it refers to fraud carried out entirely or primarily via email. However, the role that &#8220;mail&#8221; plays in a mail fraud scheme can often be quite minor. The \u201cmail\u201d aspect of mail fraud gives the federal Department of Justice (as opposed to individual states) the authority to prosecute and imprison individuals for committing fraud.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7748768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7748768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Mail Fraud\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b201d42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b201d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To give a legal definition of mail fraud, we look at its elements. The &#8220;elements&#8221; of a crime are what a prosecutor must prove beyond a reasonable doubt to obtain a conviction. The legal elements of mail fraud are:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b358e1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b358e1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-132e3d1 elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"132e3d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A scheme to defraud.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The use of mail to promote that scheme.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Specific intent to commit fraud.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df72eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df72eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scheme to Commit Fraud\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b514555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b514555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many people have heard the word \u201cfraud\u201d but are not exactly sure what it means. There is a wide variety of California criminal fraud laws and corresponding federal laws that cover a broad range of misconduct.<\/p><p>For the purposes of the federal crime of mail fraud, fraud means knowingly or recklessly making a false statement of material fact to deprive someone of something valuable. In other words, fraud is lying to someone to get them to give you something they value (usually money).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00ff70c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00ff70c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kickbacks\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0777da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0777da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A kickback occurs when someone returns part of the money they received to another person in order to receive a benefit they should not be getting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26490bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26490bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use of Mail\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ac732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9ac732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If someone commits fraud entirely through face-to-face interactions, they cannot be charged under federal mail fraud laws. This may seem odd\u2014fraud is fraud regardless of whether it is committed in person or by mail.<\/p><p>The reason the use of mail matters is that fraud is a federal crime. The U.S. Constitution does not allow the federal government to criminalize anything at will. The so-called &#8220;Commerce Clause&#8221; allows the federal government to regulate commercial activity between states. Because mail is considered a form of interstate commerce, the federal government can punish behavior involving mail.<\/p><p>Using mail for mail fraud purposes can mean:<\/p><ul><li>Placing materials in a mailbox, post office, or other center for delivery by the U.S. Postal Service or a private carrier like FedEx or UPS.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Taking or receiving anything delivered to you by USPS or a private carrier.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>Otherwise causing something to be delivered by mail (e.g., asking someone else to put it in the mailbox for you).<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3b3a27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3b3a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intent to Defraud\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc7aa1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc7aa1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To be convicted of mail fraud, the defendant must have intended to deceive or defraud another person. Even if the prosecution proves someone participated in a mail fraud scheme, that alone is insufficient\u2014they must also prove the person knew about the scheme and had the specific intent to commit fraud.<\/p><p>In some cases, individuals may be convicted of mail fraud without specific intent if the prosecution proves they acted with \u201creckless disregard\u201d of the truth.<\/p><p>\u201cThe specific intent requirement is important because mail fraud often involves complex schemes in a business environment. Innocent people may get caught in a scheme orchestrated by their supervisor without fully understanding it. Unless the prosecutor can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you specifically intended to assist the fraud, you cannot be found guilty.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb1916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acb1916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mistake of Fact in Mail Fraud Cases\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d089558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d089558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It can be especially useful when the underlying facts are complex business issues.<\/p><p>Because specific intent is an element of mail fraud, you cannot be convicted if you can show you acted while mistaken about key facts. For example, you may have made a false statement in a letter because you genuinely believed it to be true. In this case, the prosecution cannot prove you specifically intended to deceive anyone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8c00df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8c00df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Securities Fraud\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a3892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8a3892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Securities fraud is both a federal and California state crime. Securities fraud laws prohibit a wide range of behavior involving investment securities, including making false or misleading statements in connection with buying or selling securities. If someone uses mail to advance a fraudulent scheme involving securities, intending to defraud someone, they can be charged with both mail fraud and securities fraud.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b51a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78b51a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Securities fraud is both a federal offense and a crime under California state law.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d611cbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d611cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:ce0d82ee-4e46-4f5a-9388-7e1ee6b6f537-28\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-58\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"adfbc371-e362-46f0-b01a-e5119f118a7a\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"472\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Securities fraud laws prohibit a wide range of conduct involving investment securities, including making false or misleading statements in connection with the sale or purchase of securities. Therefore, if someone uses the mail to carry out a fraudulent scheme involving securities, with the intent to defraud someone, they may be charged with both mail fraud and securities fraud.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16cf481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16cf481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Electronic Fraud\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5b842a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5b842a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"251\">The federal crime of wire fraud is very similar to mail fraud. Wire fraud is also a federal offense. Like mail fraud, a conviction for wire fraud requires proof of: (1) a scheme to commit fraud, and (2) the specific intent to commit fraud.<\/p><p data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"618\">The difference between mail fraud and wire fraud is that, instead of using the postal mail, wire fraud requires the use of radio, television, or wire communications to carry out the scheme to defraud. Because an elaborate fraud scheme may involve the use of wire communications, telephone, and the mail, wire fraud and mail fraud are often charged together.<\/p><p data-start=\"620\" data-end=\"886\">Like mail fraud, wire fraud is punishable by up to twenty (20) years in prison, a fine, or both. If the fraud involves a federal disaster or a financial institution (such as a national bank), the maximum sentence increases to thirty (30) years in prison.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fde50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1fde50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Internet Fraud\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be8e842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be8e842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"907\" data-end=\"1044\">Internet fraud, also known as cybercrime, is a general term that includes any fraudulent scheme carried out through the Internet.<\/p><p data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1496\">In some cases, Internet fraud may be a type of wire fraud. For example, when someone uses email to carry out a scheme to defraud, the person accused of Internet fraud may be prosecuted under the federal wire fraud statute. Today it is very common for people to use the Internet or email to carry out fraudulent acts, including non-delivery merchandise fraud, advance fee fraud, work-from-home scams, and real estate overpayment fraud.<\/p><p data-start=\"1498\" data-end=\"1667\">Depending on the facts of a particular case, a person could be charged with mail fraud in federal court and with another form of fraud in California state court.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60517c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60517c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Examples\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62574b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62574b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"2173\">Benjamin owns a ranch in Oklahoma that he wants to subdivide and sell. He sends letters to hundreds of people offering them the opportunity to buy a piece of his ranch. The letters state that an investor from Houston, Texas, is interested in drilling for oil on the property and will pay buyers a large sum for drilling rights. In reality, however, there are no investors interested in drilling on the land. This is a material misrepresentation and could constitute fraud.<br \/><br \/>Suppose it is true that an investor expressed interest in drilling for oil on the ranch. But the investor is not from Houston, Texas \u2014 he is from Dallas. This would likely not be a material misrepresentation that would lead to Benjamin being charged with fraud.<\/p><p data-start=\"2457\" data-end=\"2752\">The misrepresentation must also be designed to deceive someone of \u201cordinary prudence,\u201d meaning someone with a reasonable amount of common sense. Therefore, if the lie was so outrageous that a reasonably prudent person would never believe it, a prosecutor may not be able to prove wire fraud.<\/p><p data-start=\"2754\" data-end=\"3054\">As a joke, Benjamin sends letters to hundreds of people offering them the opportunity to buy plots of land in a new colony on Mars if they send him checks. He may not be convicted under federal wire fraud laws because his scheme would not deceive a person of ordinary prudence.<\/p><p data-start=\"3056\" data-end=\"3228\">Wire fraud can occur not only when someone says something untrue, but also when someone fails to disclose something that is true in a way that amounts to deception.<\/p><p data-start=\"3230\" data-end=\"3729\">Thomas is a government official whose job involves deciding which construction companies receive lucrative contracts to build new schools. Harry owns a construction company. They reach an agreement in which Thomas directs contracts to Harry\u2019s company, and Harry gives Thomas 25% of the profits from those contracts. This is a kickback scheme. If Thomas and Harry use email to discuss or carry out their arrangement, they could be charged with mail fraud or wire fraud.<\/p><p data-start=\"3731\" data-end=\"4142\">Pedro travels across the country trying to sell cotton candy machines. He takes money from people who want to buy the machines but never delivers them. He meets Esteban at a marketing presentation and discusses the machine face-to-face. Esteban then gives Pedro a check. Later, Pedro sends Esteban several letters confirming the order and falsely claiming that bad weather delayed delivery.<\/p><p data-start=\"4144\" data-end=\"4359\">The fraud was essentially completed when Esteban gave Pedro the check. However, Pedro\u2019s later letters helped support the lie that a cotton candy machine was on its way. Therefore, Pedro has committed mail fraud.<\/p><p data-start=\"4361\" data-end=\"4907\">Pedro, from the previous example, has a wife named Carmen. Carmen only has a ninth-grade education and worked as a waitress before marrying Pedro. Now she works as a secretary in his business. She answers the phone and types and sends letters to Pedro\u2019s \u201ccustomers.\u201d However, she has no idea that Pedro\u2019s business is fraudulent and that customers will never receive their cotton candy machines. Carmen likely has not committed mail fraud, because there is no evidence that she had the specific intent to defraud anyone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0325429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0325429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Penalties for Mail Fraud in California\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed98b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed98b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"4952\" data-end=\"5165\">Mail fraud may be considered a \u201cwhite collar crime,\u201d but these charges carry surprisingly severe penalties. If convicted, you could face up to twenty (20) years in federal prison or a substantial fine.<\/p><p data-start=\"5167\" data-end=\"5359\">Because mail fraud is a federal offense, not a California state crime, you will need the assistance of a criminal defense attorney licensed to practice in United States federal courts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b9b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80b9b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Federal Criminal Penalties for Wire Fraud \/ Mail Fraud in California\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf6940b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf6940b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"5434\" data-end=\"5582\">Because wire fraud and mail fraud are federal crimes, penalties may include time in federal prison (not the California state prison system).<\/p><p data-start=\"5584\" data-end=\"5806\">Wire fraud is punishable by up to twenty (20) years in prison, a fine, or both. If the fraud involves a federal disaster or a financial institution, the maximum penalty increases to thirty (30) years in prison.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c3771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3c3771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Offenses: Using a Fictitious Name to Commit Mail Fraud\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778c6bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"778c6bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"5875\" data-end=\"5997\">Sometimes people attempt to cover their tracks by using a false name or address when carrying out a mail fraud scheme.<\/p><p data-start=\"5999\" data-end=\"6302\">If this attempt fails and the person is caught, they may face even harsher penalties. Using a fictitious name or address to commit mail fraud is a separate federal criminal charge. 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This failed attempt is considered attempted mail fraud.<\/p><p data-start=\"6641\" data-end=\"6808\">Anyone who unsuccessfully attempts to commit mail fraud may still be punished as if the attempt had succeeded, and they are subject to the same criminal penalties.<\/p><p data-start=\"6810\" data-end=\"7163\">Similarly, anyone who participates in a criminal conspiracy (California Penal Code 182) to commit mail fraud may be punished as if they had committed the fraud themselves. For example, if three people plan a fraudulent scheme involving email but only one actually sends or receives the messages, all three can still be prosecuted for mail fraud.<\/p><h2 data-section-id=\"ozuyp8\" data-start=\"7165\" data-end=\"7194\"><strong>Securities Fraud Penalties<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"7196\" data-end=\"7482\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Violations of securities fraud laws carry severe penalties. 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