No. 23-832

Moshe Porat v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2024-02-02
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Relisted (5) Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-1341 18-usc-1343 circuit-split commercial-deception commercial-exchange economic-harm federal-criminal-law mail-fraud statutory-interpretation wire-fraud
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-05-29 (distributed 5 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether deception to induce a commercial exchange can constitute mail or wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1343, even if the defendant does not intend to cause economic harm and the alleged victim receives the goods or services for which it paid

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether deception to induce a commercial exchange can constitute mail or wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 13438, even if the defendant does not intend to cause economic harm and the alleged victim receives the goods or services for which it paid.

Docket Entries

2025-06-02
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
2024-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
2024-06-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
2024-05-29
Rescheduled.
2024-05-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
2024-05-14
2024-04-01
Rescheduled.
2024-03-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
2024-03-15
2024-03-04
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2024-01-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 4, 2024)
2023-11-15
Application (23A418) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 31, 2024.
2023-11-06
Application (23A418) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 1, 2024 to March 1, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Moshe Porat
Alexandra Anastasia Ekaterina ShapiroShapiro Arato Bach LLP, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent