defrauding
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For example, Jason Galanis, who pled guilty to defrauding the Oglala Sioux Nation, had paid just over $2 million of his $80 million restitution before his sentence was commuted and the restitution erased in 2025.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 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
Linqto founder William Sarris has been charged with defrauding investors by allegedly marking up the prices of pre-IPO shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
He's certain there are more, too – but is unperturbed at the idea that his neighbours might be defrauding people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
One way of defrauding him who did all the hard work was to open a general store for the sale of all kinds of groceries and other needful things.
From Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro by Charles H. Fowler
