"Mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341 and wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 have two essential elements: (1) the existence of a scheme to defraud and (2) the use of the mails or wire communication in furtherance of the scheme. See Godwin, 272 F.3d at 666; United States v. ReBrook, 58 F.3d 961, 966 (4th Cir.1995). The logical conclusion to be drawn from the absence of any proof that Curry ever possessed 381 Gold Eagles and Curry's failure to file a formal complaint when UPS allegedly lost $96,000 to $166,000 in Gold Eagles, is that Curry never possessed a large volume of Gold Eagles for sale. Thus, each time Curry sent a wire communication to facilitate the sale of a phantom Gold Eagle or accepted a payment by mail for a nonexistent Gold Eagle, he committed wire or mail fraud. " [emphasis added]
United States of America, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Kenneth W. Curry, Ii, Defendant-appellee.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. - 461 F.3d 452
Argued May 26, 2006 Decided August 28, 2006.
Note that this criminal lied about the availability of merchandise. Sound famaliar?
Paying via PayPal is paying by wire. Same crime if payment is accepted in furtherance of a scheme to defraud.
Some day some victim(s) will do the necessary to put Mr. Linger's posterior --in fact all of his worthless carcass -- in an unpleasant place. Until then, he roles along.