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St. Thomas Law Review

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441

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Comment

Abstract

In the United States, tobacco products are heavily advertised. Advertising budgets of tobacco companies have increased more than 1,500% between 1970 and 1992. In 1993, $6.2 billion were spent by tobacco companies on advertising and promoting their products. This Comment examines whether the mail fraud statute applies where tobacco consumers read advertising printed in newspapers or magazines mailed to subscribers, in furtherance of the companies' fraudulent scheme. If so, the second element of mail fraud is satisfied, and tobacco company executives may then be held criminally liable for their fraudulent deception of the American public.

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