Wire and mail fraud matters · National preparation support
Wire Fraud Transaction Chronology: Follow Events Without Double Counting
Connect agreements, communications, transfers and performance records in a dated chronology for counsel and financial reviewers.
By Joseph De Gregorio · Federal Sentencing Strategist
Founder and President, Sentencing Advocacy Group · November 6, 2026
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Define the unit of review
Decide with counsel whether the working index follows a transaction, customer, project or account. Use consistent identifiers so a reviewer can connect records without confusing separate events. Keep the underlying sources intact. A chronology organizes evidence; it does not determine which transactions fall within a legal allegation.
Distinguish transfers from final uses
Money can move through several accounts before a payment or expenditure. Record each step while avoiding a summary that counts the same funds repeatedly as separate economic events. Identify gaps and uncertain matches. Qualified financial specialists should handle tracing methods and opinions, especially where funds are commingled.
Show performance and later changes
Keep records of delivery, services, refunds, amendments and cancellations with the relevant transaction. A payment record alone may not explain the full commercial history. Record the date and source of each event rather than assuming the original agreement remained unchanged throughout the relationship.
Keep amounts and legal categories separate
An amount requested, paid, refunded, disputed or alleged as loss may represent different questions. Label each clearly and preserve the calculation source. Counsel evaluates the legal treatment. SAG can help organize the individual’s account of events and the supporting index without presenting a forensic or legal conclusion.
Continue your preparation
Is every transfer a separate loss?
Do not make that assumption. Record the transaction chain and have counsel and qualified financial reviewers evaluate the appropriate calculation.
Sources and a defined preparation assignment
Official context: U.S. Sentencing Commission: 2026 Guidelines Manual. Sources checked November 6, 2026. Counsel evaluates the applicable law, dates and individual facts.
Work directly with Joseph to define the scope, authorized recipients and review dates. Agreed deliverables can include a personal and professional chronology, indexed supporting records, factual questions for counsel and a practical preparation schedule. SAG does not manage legal responses or provide forensic accounting. An engagement does not automatically establish privilege.
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