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¿Qué es un grifter? Significado y cuándo es ilegal el grifting

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¿Qué es un grifter? Significado y cuándo es ilegal el grifting

Fuentes y referencias

  1. Merriam-Webster, grift (definition, Did You Know, word history)(merriam-webster.com)
  2. Cambridge Dictionary, grifter(dictionary.cambridge.org)
  3. 18 U.S.C. § 1343, Fraud by wire, radio, or television (Cornell LII)(law.cornell.edu)
  4. FTC Policy Statement on Deception (October 14, 1983)(ftc.gov).gov
  5. Oxford Learner's Dictionaries, grifter(oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com)
  6. Merriam-Webster, Is it grifter or grafter?(merriam-webster.com)
  7. Merriam-Webster, con artist(merriam-webster.com)
  8. Merriam-Webster, confidence man(merriam-webster.com)
  9. Russo v. Conde Nast Publications, 806 F. Supp. 603 (E.D. La. 1992) (CourtListener)(courtlistener.com)
  10. Neder v. United States, 527 U.S. 1 (1999), U.S. Reports bound volume 527(supremecourt.gov).gov
  11. Texas Penal Code Chapter 31, Theft (official site; text from statute library copy retrieved July 28, 2026)(statutes.capitol.texas.gov).gov
  12. Cal. Penal Code § 484(leginfo.legislature.ca.gov).gov
  13. N.Y. Penal Law § 155.05, Larceny; defined(nysenate.gov).gov
  14. Cal. Civ. Code § 1709(leginfo.legislature.ca.gov).gov
  15. Kousisis v. United States, No. 23-909 (U.S. May 22, 2025), slip opinion(supremecourt.gov).gov
  16. Cal. Civ. Code § 1710(leginfo.legislature.ca.gov).gov
  17. Ciminelli v. United States, 598 U.S. 306 (2023), slip opinion(supremecourt.gov).gov
  18. 18 U.S.C. § 1341, Frauds and swindles (Cornell LII)(law.cornell.edu)
  19. 18 U.S.C. § 1344, Bank fraud (Cornell LII)(law.cornell.edu)
  20. 18 U.S.C. § 2314 (Cornell LII)(law.cornell.edu)
  21. 18 U.S.C. § 1028A, Aggravated identity theft (Cornell LII)(law.cornell.edu)
  22. 15 U.S.C. § 45, FTC Act Section 5 (Cornell LII)(law.cornell.edu)
  23. 16 C.F.R. Part 437, Business Opportunity Rule (eCFR)(ecfr.gov).gov
  24. N.Y. Penal Law § 165.30, Fraudulent accosting(nysenate.gov).gov
  25. Cal. Penal Code § 532(leginfo.legislature.ca.gov).gov
  26. Cal. Penal Code § 487(leginfo.legislature.ca.gov).gov
  27. Oklahoma Statutes Title 21 (official complete title PDF), §§ 954, 1541.1, 1541.2(oklegislature.gov).gov
  28. Utah Code Title 76 (official site; § 76-9-1410 text from statute library copy retrieved July 29, 2026)(le.utah.gov).gov
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  30. FTC, Donating Through Crowdfunding and Fundraising Platforms(consumer.ftc.gov).gov
  31. Comunicado de prensa de la FTC, New FTC data show people have lost billions to social media scams (April 2026)(ftc.gov).gov
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  33. Fiscalía de Distrito del Condado de Los Ángeles, Pigeon Drop Scam fraud alert (May 27, 2016)(da.lacounty.gov).gov
  34. Fiscalía de Distrito del Condado de Los Ángeles, Woman Sentenced for Pigeon Drop Scam (September 6, 2016)(da.lacounty.gov).gov
  35. Alerta al consumidor de la FTC, Vetting a business or coaching opportunity you buy (August 2023)(consumer.ftc.gov).gov
  36. Comunicado de prensa de la FTC, Case against e-commerce business opportunity scheme results in permanent ban (August 25, 2025)(ftc.gov).gov
  37. Comunicado de prensa de la FTC, FTC action ends Ecommerce Empire Builders online business opportunity scam (May 9, 2025)(ftc.gov).gov
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  39. Alerta al consumidor de la FTC, Contacted about a long-lost relative's life insurance policy or inheritance? It's a scam (June 2024)(consumer.ftc.gov).gov
  40. Fiscalía de Estados Unidos, District of New Jersey, sentencing release (July 21, 2022)(justice.gov).gov
  41. Fiscalía de Estados Unidos, District of New Jersey, plea release (March 6, 2019)(justice.gov).gov
  42. Fiscalía de Estados Unidos, Northern District of Alabama, sentencing release (November 2017)(justice.gov).gov
  43. Fiscalía de Estados Unidos, Northern District of California, plea release (October 12, 2021)(justice.gov).gov
  44. Departamento de Justicia de EE. UU., Three individuals charged with running multimillion-dollar pyramid scheme (January 2024)(justice.gov).gov
  45. Departamento de Justicia de EE. UU., Criminal Division, United States v. Brian Kaplan case page(justice.gov).gov
  46. FTC, How To Avoid a Scam(consumer.ftc.gov).gov
  47. FTC, What To Do if You Were Scammed(consumer.ftc.gov).gov
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