fraudulent
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“Discussions of hospice reform should be focused on first stopping any fraudulent activity from wasting Medicare dollars, which would result in greater savings than those identified in this report.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
In doing so, they say, Wright violated federal law, which bars individuals from making materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations to Congress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Lyle Cherneff: Maryland historian Richard Paul Fugate estimates that between 3,000 and 4,000 children, in the first weeks after emancipation alone, were re-enslaved through these fraudulent indenture contracts.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
When fellow short seller Andrew Left accused Valeant of creating fraudulent invoices, the stock sank further.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
When they wrote about spirits at all, most newspapers concentrated their efforts on exposing mediums as frivolous and fraudulent.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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