context: He sent out boarding invoices for non-existent birds, collected the money, and spent it. He reassured customers that there were no problems, both by sending the boarding invoices and by addressing their complaints and concerns directly.
citation_a.signal: cf.
citation_a.identifier: 414 U.S. 395, 403
citation_a.parenthetical: discussing the fraudulent nature of mails "designed to lull the victims into a false sense of security, postpone their ultimate complaint to the authorities, and therefore make the apprehension of the defendants less likely than if no mailings had taken place"
citation_a.sentence: Compare United States v. Manarite, 44 F.3d 1407, 1412 (9th Cir.1995) (discussing use of mails for “lulling scheme,” in which “the mailing reassures the victim that all is well, discouraging him from investigating and uncovering the fraud”); cf. United States v. Maze, 414 U.S. 395, 403, 94 S.Ct. 645, 38 L.Ed.2d 603 (1974) (discussing the fraudulent nature of mails “designed to lull the victims into a false sense of security, postpone their ultimate complaint to the authorities, and therefore make the apprehension of the defendants less likely than if no mailings had taken place”).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 44 F.3d 1407, 1412
citation_b.parenthetical: discussing use of mails for "lulling scheme," in which "the mailing reassures the victim that all is well, discouraging him from investigating and uncovering the fraud"
citation_b.sentence: Compare United States v. Manarite, 44 F.3d 1407, 1412 (9th Cir.1995) (discussing use of mails for “lulling scheme,” in which “the mailing reassures the victim that all is well, discouraging him from investigating and uncovering the fraud”); cf. United States v. Maze, 414 U.S. 395, 403, 94 S.Ct. 645, 38 L.Ed.2d 603 (1974) (discussing the fraudulent nature of mails “designed to lull the victims into a false sense of security, postpone their ultimate complaint to the authorities, and therefore make the apprehension of the defendants less likely than if no mailings had taken place”).