bilked
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In recent years, the Federal Trade Commission has taken enforcement action against several operations that it said bilked consumers out of millions of dollars with the lure of effortless money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The indictment does not name the California politician whose campaign fund the trio allegedly bilked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
In charges unrelated to Butina’s work, Erickson was sentenced to seven years in prison for schemes in which he bilked investors in fraudulent real estate developments and at eldercare homes.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2024
Prosecutors alleged Miller-Whitehead bilked a parishioner out of $90,000 in retirement savings by falsely promising he would find her a home and invest the rest in his real estate business.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
Well," said the maid with a burst of courage, "he says there's a gentleman here who—who bilked him—who passed a piece of bad money on him in the dark.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-29 by Various
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