Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the finding of arglist for fraud in the service-contract cases violated federal law
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. The defendant exploited ordinary business practice, concealed his payment incapacity by appearance and conduct, and the victims were not lightly negligent.
Extrahierte Begründung
Arglist exists where false representations are hard to verify in ordinary commerce or where the offender prevents meaningful verification; victim negligence defeats protection only when the victim omits basic precaution, not merely when it could have acted more cautiously.