The system doesn't stop you from lying, it punishes you afterwards. One charming consequence is that in the United States, anybody can be you. Are we not an inventive people, up to and including identity theft?
Wire fraud is the power pill of American law. So long as a financial scheme moved forward with the assistance of communications by a wire, it can be a crime. Wire fraud can legitimately describe playing Spotify streams under false pretences for profit.
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