defraud

Example Sentences

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But the jury absolved Musk of “engaging in a scheme to defraud Twitter investors.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

In the indictment, prosecutors accused her of engaging in a scheme to defraud investors starting around November 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Zhijia Fan, 48, and Daoyan Shang, 20, both of no fixed abode, deny conspiracy to defraud and possessing an article for use in fraud between January and March 2025.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

“This diminished capacity will send bad actors the message that there will not be enough cops on the beat if they attempt to defraud or exploit our commodity and derivative markets,” Schiff says.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

I’d just have to prove that they were using the telegraph company to defraud.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner