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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.280 (2026)
Gross frauds and cheats at common law.
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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE
Act 328 of 1931
750.280 Gross frauds and cheats at common law.
Sec. 280.
Gross frauds and cheats at common law—Any person who shall be convicted of any gross fraud or cheat at common law, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than 5,000 dollars.
History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.280
FormerLaw Notes:
See section 40 of Ch. 154 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5784; CL 1871, § 7591; How., § 9162; CL 1897, § 11576; CL 1915, § 15321; and CL 1929, § 16917.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 2005–2018 · leading case: Kravitz v. Summersett (In re Great Lakes Comnet, Inc.), 588 B.R. 1 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2018).
Kravitz v. Summersett (In re Great Lakes Comnet, Inc.), 588 B.R. 1 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2018). “Gross Fraud or Cheat at Common Law- Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.280 Michigan law criminalizes gross fraud or cheat at common law.”
People v. Dewald, 705 N.W.2d 167 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). “218(2); two counts of common-law fraud, MCL 750.280; and two counts of larceny by conversion, $20,000 or more, MCL 750.”
People of Michigan v. David Gerard Hieb (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “218(5)(a), and common-law fraud, MCL 750.280. Defendant was originally sentenced on April 11, 2014, as a fourth habitual offender, MCL 769.”
People of Michigan v. David Gerard Hieb (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “218(5)(a), and common-law fraud, MCL 750.280. Defendant was originally sentenced on April 11, 2014, as a fourth habitual offender, MCL 769.”
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