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White-Collar Crime . Matthew Simpson and others created and operated a series of

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Question

White-Collar Crime. Matthew Simpson and others created and operated a series of corporate entities to defraud telecommunications companies, creditors, credit reporting agencies, and others. Through these entities, Simpson and the others used routing codes and spoofing services to make long-distance calls appear to be local. They stole other firms’ network capacity and diverted payments to themselves. They leased goods and services without paying for them. To hide their association with their corporate entities and with each other, they used false identities, addresses, and credit histories, and issued false bills, invoices, financial statements, and credit references,. Did these acts constitute mail and wire fraud? Discuss.

Explanation / Answer

These acts might include mail and wire fraud. As the source of connecting internet is telephone lines as well. So, there is chances of misusing the telecommunications companies and doing fraud in accessing internet as well.