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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (947643)7/18/2016 5:10:41 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575880
 
Not defrauding anyone anymore != will not be convicted.

1 - You can get convicted on other charges.
2 - You can get convicted for your previous acts of fraud.
3 - You can get convicted for fraud even if you are not defrauding anyone any more.

From your link it seems like its largely a combination of #2, and convicting them for making statements downplaying the harm from tobacco. Its a stretch to call that fraud since with every sale there were warnings about the harm, but prosecutors stretch the law all the time.