alt Hacker News What does it mean that the Federal Reserve is "independent within the government"?
The Federal Reserve, like many other central banks, is an independent government agency
> Isn't it fraud (and indeed wire fraud) to falsely represent yourself as a government agency to induce a financial transaction?
Hmm what transaction it induces?
You'll need to check the law that created the Fed. Maybe it makes sure that doing whatever the fed needs to do the job is not a crime