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“The Perlmans want to hold accountable every individual and every company that defrauded them and perpetrated this scheme to defraud other victims,” said Luke Nikas, the Perlmans’ lawyer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Unless you actually set out to defraud the insurer, the company may not cancel your coverage even if you made a mistake on your application.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026

Bannon entered a guilty plea in a Manhattan court to a first degree scheme to defraud charge and received a sentence of conditional discharge for three years.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Months later, he filed a lawsuit alleging defamation and said CNN had perpetrated “a deliberate scheme to defraud its own audience.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Ned was unaware of the existence of these debts and believed the creditors were trying to defraud him—until they presented documents signed by the previous owner, H. H. Holmes.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Garner Food Co. defrauds customers with its name and lone star logo on the iconic brand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2022

White-collar crime undermines the rule of law, defrauds victims, and disrupts the marketplace.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2018

If a senator, Cabinet secretary, or federal judge assaults or defrauds another citizen in violation of state law, he or she cannot claim immunity based on occupation of a federal office.

From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2017

“If a large brokerage firm defrauds you, at least they have the money to pay you back,” said Brian Smiley, an Atlanta- based securities lawyer.

From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 6, 2011

They give us the essential goods of existence as we deserve and can best enjoy them: order, namely, industry, leisure, of which idleness defrauds, and distraction deprives us.

From Tablets by Amos Bronson Alcott

In all, prosecutors said more than 40 victims were defrauded of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

The 48-year-old defrauded 172 people over 11 years to the tune of £562,000, Hull Crown Court was told.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

When an examiner estimated that these transfers may have defrauded Caesars of $5 billion, the original proposal crumbled and the disfavored creditors secured a far better deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

JPMorgan could recoup the legal fees if it proves it has been defrauded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The state racing board, tired of the whole mess, realized that the race’s nonbetting status gave them an out because the public had not been defrauded.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

She rode the early 2000s wave of venture-capitalism consumer-tech hype, defrauding investors and the public with a bogus new way to test blood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

In 2022, Holmes was convicted on four counts related to defrauding investors and later sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Linqto founder William Sarris has been charged with defrauding investors by allegedly marking up the prices of pre-IPO shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

He's certain there are more, too – but is unperturbed at the idea that his neighbours might be defrauding people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

I will not say one word to mitigate the course of your anger towards her, but remember that you are actually defrauding him of his birthright.

From The Fortunes Of Glencore by Charles James Lever