defraud
Example Sentences
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Mozambique and Switzerland brought criminal and civil proceedings, and in 2021 Credit Suisse paid $475 million to settle charges that it defrauded some investors in the debt deals.
The intention is to defraud them out of their money.
From BBC
Ms. Holmes was convicted of defrauding investors out of more than $100 million and sentenced to more than 11 years in prison.
From New York Times
If you hate Elizabeth Holmes, you probably think her feigned perma-hoarseness was part of an elaborate scheme to defraud investors.
From New York Times
"Scammers are using increasingly sophisticated methods to defraud people in a range of ways, including email, SMS and offline," they said.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
