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In the Courts

By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
July 29, 2012

Tenth Circuit Holding Broadens Scope of Internet Communications

On June 11, 2012, in United States v. Kieffer, 681 F.3d 1143 (10th Cir. 6/11/12), the Tenth Circuit held that testimony by website end-users in two different states was sufficient proof that “a transmission in interstate commerce” occurred, as required for conviction under the federal wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C.
' 1343. The case involved false statements, contempt of court and wire-fraud allegations against defendant Howard Kieffer, a now somewhat notorious criminal defense “attorney” who practiced law without a license, representing scores of individuals as a trial and post-trial advocate and gaining admission to federal trial and appellate courts across the country despite never having attended law school or sat for any bar examination.

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