Federal prosecutors say mail fraud has become a successful way to convict white-collar criminals. Wednesday's conviction of Georgia Sen. Diana Harvey Johnson, is the latest example. A jury found Johnson guilty of five counts of mail fraud in U.S. District Court. Though the case involved concealing a financial interest in a state-funded enterprise, forgery and failing to disclose her position in the venture to officials she lobbied, the documents she mailed to the state gave authorities the critical hook.
July 23, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
From insurance fraud to bribery, federal prosecutors say mail fraud hasbecome a standard and often successful way to convict white-collar criminals.
It was used against former DeKalb County Sheriff R. Patrick Jarvis, convictedof having a financial conflict of interest for collecting thousands ofdollars in consulting fees from companies doing business with the countyjail, which he controlled.
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