United States v. George I. Benny

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• recognizing that misrepresentation fraud can be premised on “deceitful statements or half-truths” and emphasizing 2 that “[p]roof of an affirmative, material misrepresentation supports a [fraud conviction] without any additional proof of a fiduciary duty”
• an honest belief in 12 the truth of misrepresentations may negate an intent to defraud; a good-faith belief that the victim will suffer no loss is “no defense at all”
• “good faith intent to repay” defense rejected in context of mail fraud
• Defendant charged under 1962(c) only

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