18 U.S.C. § 1346 : CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — CRIMES — MAIL FRAUD AND OTHER FRAUD OFFENSES — Definition of "scheme or artifice to defraud" TEXT PDF 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. 18 U.S.C. § 1346 Added Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, §7603(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4508.