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fraud

[frawd] / frɔd /




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The Sheriff’s Department, at a news conference Wednesday, said that California is the No. 1 state in the U.S. for online fraud, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime 2025 report.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The company is run by a serial entrepreneur with a history of bankruptcy and lawsuits alleging fraud.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Both campaigns believe they can still win and, for now, neither candidate has claimed fraud.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Sam Bankman-Fried, the one-time giant in cryptocurrencies currently in prison for fraud, has applied for a pardon from President Donald Trump.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

I wanted to tell them that Rinehart was a fraud, but now there came a shout from inside the church and I heard a burst of music.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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