Read the following fraud case:

McNally v. United States, 483 U.S. 350, 107 S. Ct. 2875, 97 L. Ed. 2d 292, 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2878, 55 U.S.L.W. 5011 (Supreme Court of the United States, June 24, 1987, Decided).

Prepare a case brief of this case including the following components:

• The procedural history - what happened in lower courts
• The courts the history occurred in
• Key facts - include relevant facts only
• Issue - reason for the matter being in court
• Holding - this is the court's decision
• Rule of law - this is the law upon which the court makes its decision
• Court's analysis - similar to rule of law, but expanded to include the court's reasoning in addition to reliance on the rule of law
• The fraud cause of action; elements to be proven