Blocking debt collection as fraud
Owen v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Jeffrey R. Owen asked the Supreme Court to review whether a scheme to stop a creditor from collecting a defendant’s money, without harming the victim’s property interests, can count as bank or wire fraud.
- Who it affects
- The order ends Owen’s request for Supreme Court review but does not resolve his legal question.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide that question.
Owen’s case came from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Question presented
Does a scheme to prevent a creditor from collecting a defendant’s money to satisfy a debt, but which does no harm to any property interest of the victim, constitute a scheme to defraud under the federal bank and wire fraud statutes?
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