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
New York state prosecutors in Manhattan accuse Bannon of defrauding donors who contributed more than $15 million to the “We Build the Wall” fundraising drive.
From Reuters
They were convicted in December of conspiracy to defraud the IRS, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and filing a false tax return.
From Seattle Times
"The impact of being defrauded of such a significant amount of money and having large outstanding payments to my suppliers is potentially devastating," he said.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
