Whether a scheme to induce a transaction in property through deception, without harm to any property interest, constitutes a scheme to defraud under federal wire fraud statute

QUESTION PRESENTED On June 17, 2024, the Court granted review in Stamatios Kousisis and Alpha Painting and Construction Co., Inc. v. United States, No. 23909, to consider the following question presented: 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. This case involves the same question presented, including under the mail fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1341. i