fraud
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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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A Web of Lies
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