About Teachers Pay Teachers. TeachersPayTeachers (TpT) was founded in 2006 by Paul Edelman, a former NYC public school teacher. TpT's mission is to make teachers lives easier by creating the world's first open marketplace where teachers buy and sell original teaching materials. The end result, every one wins, especially the students.
Mail fraud is a federal crime by nature, as using the postal service to advance a criminal attempt necessarily involves the federal government. There is a relatively clear statute in existence that defines mail fraud, and each of the two required elements is explained below.
Definition of fraud for English Language Learners. : 1  the crime of using dishonest methods to take something valuable from another person. : 2  a person who pretends to be what he or she is not in order to trick people. : 3  a copy of something that is meant to look like the real thing in order to trick people.