Pasquantino v. United States
| Pasquantino v. United States | |
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| Argued November 9, 2004 Decided April 26, 2005 | |
| Full case name | David B. Pasquantino, Carl J. Pasquantino, and Arthur Hilts, Petitioners v. United States |
| Docket no. | 03-725 |
| Citations | 544 U.S. 349 (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
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| Holding | |
| A plot to defraud a foreign government of tax revenue violates the federal wire fraud statute. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Thomas, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens, O’Connor, Kennedy |
| Dissent | Ginsburg, joined by Breyer; Scalia, Souter (parts II-III) |
| Laws applied | |
| 18 U.S. Code § 1343. Fraud by wire, radio, or television | |
Pasquantino v. United States, 544 U.S. 349 (2005), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a plot to defraud a foreign government of tax revenue violates the federal wire fraud statute.