defraud
Example Sentences
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He also commuted the sentence of David Gentile, a former private-equity executive who was 12 days into serving a seven-year prison sentence for defrauding investors.
Then last month, Indonesian authorities arrested 11 people, including customs officials, accused of defrauding the government between 2022 and 2024 by labelling palm oil as POME.
From Barron's
The U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan alleged that Regan defrauded more than 300 investors of at least $50 million based on “materially false and misleading” claims.
Building his cryptocurrency holdings over eight years and helping out defrauded traders, Singaporean investor Mark Koh had thought he was savvy enough to spot a scam.
From Barron's
In the indictment, prosecutors accused her of engaging in a scheme to defraud investors starting around November 2020.
From Los Angeles Times
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