bilked

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Musk had alleged that OpenAI bilked him by abandoning the nonprofit corporate structure he had invested in.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

California rejects the criticism but last week announced a major investigation of providers that officials said bilked taxpayers out of more than $260 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

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

Monday’s trial stems from charges alleging he 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 • Feb. 25, 2024

Falstaff and Tom Jones have survived the gamekeepers whom Shakspeare cudgelled and the landladies whom Fielding bilked.

From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron