Does the language of the mail fraud statute need to be interpreted pari pasu?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from S.E.C. v. Clark, 915 F.2d 439 (9th Cir. 1990):
17 See United States v. Louderman, 576 F.2d 1383, 1387 n. 3 (9th Cir.) (similarity of statutes' language " 'is, of course, a strong indication that the[y] ... should be interpreted pari pasu.' ") (quoting Northcross v. Memphis Bd. of Educ., 412 U.S. 427, 428, 93 S.Ct. 2201, 2202, 37 L.Ed.2d 48 (1973)), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 896, 99 S.Ct 257, 58 L.Ed.2d 243 (1978).
The mail fraud statute provides in relevant part:
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