defrauding
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This March, three Late Stage executives pleaded guilty to charges of defrauding investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Robert Bush has been jailed for 20 years for defrauding nearly 200 families, with the court saying he "caused anguish and pain on a scale beyond comprehension".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
An Orange County real estate investor accused of criminally defrauding an Arizona bank of nearly $100 million pleaded not guilty Monday and remains in custody.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Exiled Chinese entrepreneur Guo Wengui, convicted of defrauding thousands of people of more than $1 billion, was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison by a federal court in New York, US media reported.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
In other words, that blank was left unfilled, not to defraud the Government, but to prevent other people from defrauding the bidder.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Robert Green Ingersoll
