Fischer v. U.S., No. 99-116 (U.S. Supreme Court) (529 U.S. 667; 120 S.Ct. 1780) (May 15, 2000) (Justice Kennedy)
In this decision a divided Supreme Court adopted another expansive view of the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 666, the statute that makes it a Federal crime to engage in certain acts of theft and fraud against organizations that receive funds under the plethora of Federal assistance programs. The precise …
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