defraud
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“The Perlmans want to hold accountable every individual and every company that defrauded them and perpetrated this scheme to defraud other victims,” said Luke Nikas, the Perlmans’ lawyer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Unless you actually set out to defraud the insurer, the company may not cancel your coverage even if you made a mistake on your application.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026
Bannon entered a guilty plea in a Manhattan court to a first degree scheme to defraud charge and received a sentence of conditional discharge for three years.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
In 2022, an Atlanta court found the “Chrisley Knows Best” couple guilty on charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax fraud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
“Dan and I are charged with ‘conspiracy to defraud the United States.’” he told reporters.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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Garner Food Co. defrauds customers with its name and lone star logo on the iconic brand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
White-collar crime undermines the rule of law, defrauds victims, and disrupts the marketplace.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2018
If a senator, Cabinet secretary, or federal judge assaults or defrauds another citizen in violation of state law, he or she cannot claim immunity based on occupation of a federal office.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2017
“If a large brokerage firm defrauds you, at least they have the money to pay you back,” said Brian Smiley, an Atlanta- based securities lawyer.
From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 6, 2011
What a hideous mockery to call one "Brother," whom he maligns to the Profane, lends money unto at usury, defrauds in trade, or plunders at law by chicanery?
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike
At their first meeting, he learned that the client, who was in her late 60s and showed no signs of cognitive decline, had been previously defrauded out of $20,000.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The FBI said it has identified 35 additional women who say they were defrauded, ratcheting up the number of alleged victims to more than 60.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
“The Perlmans want to hold accountable every individual and every company that defrauded them and perpetrated this scheme to defraud other victims,” said Luke Nikas, the Perlmans’ lawyer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Investors who were defrauded out of more than £1m by a former Nasa scientist will get most of their money back.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Then she knew a moment of anger and wanted to shout at them because she felt they had cheated her out of her dream, defrauded her.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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The government charged Kao in two separate cases: one for defrauding the loan program and another for his campaign finance crimes.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
In other countries in the world, where medication is available for everyone who needs it, defrauding the public with worthless remedies is curtailed if not made impossible.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The founder of private-stock investment firm Linqto has been charged with defrauding tens of thousands of investors to whom he marketed investments in shares of pre-IPO companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Mahender Makhijani, 44, of Corona del Mar, accused of defrauding an Arizona bank of nearly $100 million, was denied bail Monday after a multiday hearing sought by federal prosecutors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
"Those proposals were not gotten up for the purpose of defrauding the Government; I did not send them to Clendenning for that purpose."
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Robert Green Ingersoll
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