No. 25-390

Full Play Group, S.A. v. United States, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-02
Status: GVR
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split commercial-bribery criminal-liability fiduciary-duty honest-services-fraud statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
ERISA Securities JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Related Cases: 25-396 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 1346 allows conviction for honest services fraud based on breach of private code of conduct without proving fiduciary duty has force of law, and whether 'intangible right of honest services' extends to foreign commercial bribery schemes

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 1346, which defi nes “scheme or artifice to defraud” under the mail and wire statutes to include a scheme or artifice to “deprive another of the intangible right of honest services,” allows the government to secure a conviction based on the breach of a private code of conduct without proving that the asserted fiduciary duty has the force of law. 2. Whether the “intangible right of honest services” extends to foreign commercial bribery schemes.

Docket Entries

2026-02-13
Judgment Issued.
2026-01-12
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of the pending motion to dismiss the indictment.
2025-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-16
Reply of petitioner Full Play Group, S.A. filed.
2025-12-16
Reply of Full Play Group, S.A. submitted.
2025-12-15
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
2025-12-15
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period of Full Play Group, S.A. submitted.
2025-12-15
Waiver of Full Play Group, S.A. of the 14-day waiting period submitted.
2025-12-10
Brief for the United States of United States submitted.
2025-12-10
Letter of United States submitted.
2025-12-09
Brief of United States in opposition submitted.
2025-11-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 9, 2025.
2025-11-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 3, 2025 to December 9, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-11-25
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-11-03
Amicus brief of Pacific Legal Foundation submitted.
2025-11-03
Amicus brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers submitted.
2025-10-31
Amicus brief of Due Process Institute submitted.
2025-10-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 3, 2025.
2025-10-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 3, 2025 to December 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-10-27
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-09-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 3, 2025)

Attorneys

Due Process Institute
John D. ClineLaw Office of John D. Cline, Amicus
John D. ClineLaw Office of John D. Cline, Amicus
Full Play Group, S.A.
Miguel A. EstradaGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Petitioner
Miguel A. EstradaGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Petitioner
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Jeffrey T. GreenGreen Lauerman Chartered P.L.L.C., Amicus
Jeffrey T. GreenGreen Lauerman Chartered P.L.L.C., Amicus
Pacific Legal Foundation
Luke Anthony WakePacific Legal Foundation, Amicus
Luke Anthony WakePacific Legal Foundation, Amicus
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent