Like wire fraud, mail fraud cases are usually prosecuted by the federal government, rather than by California state prosecutors. Under federal law, mail fraud involves a person who has devised or intends to devise a scheme or artifice to obtain money or property by false or fraudulent pretenses through the mail. If you have used the mail in furtherance of various other crimes, such as securities fraud, embezzlement, ponzi schemes, and other types of fraud, you also may be charged with mail fraud.

The penalties for mail fraud are severe, and include lengthy prison sentences of 20 years or more, as well as very large fines, depending on the nature, length and severity of the mail fraud operation, among other factors. If you are facing investigation, arrest, or criminal charges for mail fraud, please contact Anchor Criminal Defense for a free consultation.