Honest services fraud refers to a 28-word addendum to 18 U.S.C.
1346 (the federal mail fraud and wire fraud statute), added by the United States Congress in 1988, which states: "For the purposes of this chapter, the term, scheme or artifice to defraud includes a scheme or artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of honest services."
1346 (the federal mail fraud and wire fraud statute), added by the United States Congress in 1988, which states: "For the purposes of this chapter, the term, scheme or artifice to defraud includes a scheme or artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of honest services."