The case in the text,United States v.Anderson,discusses the three elements the government needs to prove to convict a defendant of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.Which of the following is not one of those elements?
A)Two or more persons made an agreement to commit wire fraud.
B)The defendant knew the unlawful purpose of the agreement.
C)The defendant took some overt act in furtherance the agreement.
D)The defendant joined in the agreement willfully.

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To prove a conspiracy to commit wire fraud,the government had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that (1)two or more persons made an agreement to commit wire fraud; (2)that the defendant knew the unlawful purpose of the agreement;and (3)that the defendant joined in the agreement willfully,in other words,with the intent to further the unlawful purpose.

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