CIMINELLI v. UNITED STATES

No. 21-1170.

143 S.Ct. 1121 (2023)

598 U.S. 306

Louis CIMINELLI, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 11, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Dreeben , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Eric J. Feigin , Deputy Solicitor General, for Respondent.

Bruce C. Bishop , Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, D.C., Michael C. Miller , Counsel of Record, Reid H. Weingarten , Michael G. Scavelli , Steptoe & Johnson LLP, New York, NY, for Respondent Alain Kaloyeros.

Alexandra A.E. Shapiro , Counsel of Record, Ted Sampsell-Jones , Daniel J. O'Neill , Fabien M. Thayamballi , Shapiro Arato Bach LLP, New York, NY, for Respondents Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi.

Jason Zarrow , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA, L. Nicole Allan , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, San Francisco, CA, Michael R. Dreeben , Counsel of Record, Jenya Godina , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Elizabeth B. Prelogar , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. , Assistant Attorney General, Eric J. Feigin , Deputy Solicitor General, Austin L. Raynor , Assistant to the Solicitor General, William A. Glaser , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent United States.


In this case, we must decide whether the Second Circuit's longstanding "right to control" theory of fraud describes a valid basis for liability under the federal wire fraud statute, which criminalizes the use of interstate wires for "any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property...

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