State of Maine v. Robert Santerre

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• noting that state law is one possible source of a duty to' disclose for purposes of the federal mail fraud statute
• ruling that the defendant, who did not hold public office, nevertheless owed a fiduciary duty to the public because of his “de facto control of the processes of government,” and thus could be prosecuted for defrauding the public of its intangible rights
• affirming the conviction of the chairman of a local Republican committee who fraudulently arranged for his associates to receive insurance contracts with local governments
• articulating the “reliance” and “de facto control” tests applicable for determining whether a fiduciary duty existed
• affirming the conviction of the chairman of a local Republican committee who fraudulently arranged for his associates to receive insurance contracts with local governments
• fear that mu nicipal insurance business would be transferred to other agencies, thereby costing the victim future commissions

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