It wouldn't even if I hadn't already linked two cases.
One of those was a suit against Exxon Mobil for global warming, which was dismissed.
The other one was her suing a school bus contractor for the buses idling for more than 5 minutes.
It's a "one size fits all" law, and if it ever gets to the SCOTUS it will be struck down for being over-broad.
Engoron explained why Trump was not being charged with an actual fraud- because it was too hard, and the elements of fraud aren't there.
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Common Law Fraud
The instant action is not a garden-variety common law fraud case. Common law fraud (also known as “misrepresentation”) has five elements: (1) A material statement; (2) falsity; (3) knowledge of the falsity (“scienter”); (4) justifiable reliance; and (5) damages. (“[T]he elements of common law fraud” are “a false representation . . . in relation to a material fact; scienter; reliance; and injury.”).
Alleging the elements is easy; proving them is difficult. Is the statement one of fact or opinion? Material according to what standard? Knowledge demonstrated how? Justifiable subjectively or objectively? In mid-twentieth century New York, to judge by contemporary press reports and judicial opinions, fraudsters were having a field day.
Along came Executive Law § 63(12), which began life as Laws of 1956, Chapter 592, “An act to amend the executive law, in relation to cancellation of registration of doing business under an assumed name or as partners for repeated fraudulent or illegal acts.” Jacob Javits, then the Attorney General of the State of New York (the position that Attorney General James now occupies), pushed for the bill, as did the Better Business Bureau of New York City.
State Comptroller Arthur Levitt asked, “Why not grant the Attorney General authority to enjoin anyone from continuing in a business activity if such person has been guilty of frequent fraudulent dealings.” The preponderance of the evidence standard, the one used in almost all civil cases would apply. Comptroller Levitt noted: “In a suit for an injunction, there is no need to prove the charge beyond a reasonable doubt, as in a criminal case—a mere preponderance of evidence would be sufficient.”
In the subsequent six decades, the State has toughened the statute. In Laws of 1965, Chapter 666, the definitions of the words “fraud” and “fraudulent” were expanded to include “any device, scheme or artifice to defraud and
any deception, misrepresentation, concealment, false pretence [sic], false promise or unconscionable contractual provisions.” The statute casts a wide net.
“The general grant of power to the Attorney General under section 63(12) has traditionally been his most potent.”
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Alleging the elements is easy, proving them is difficult. What was needed was a law that would allow for the punishment, without requiring the elements of fraud, or proving the crime.
It's a one-size-fits-all law that can be used against anyone for anything...