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defraud

[dih-frawd] / dɪˈfrɔd /


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In the indictment, prosecutors accused her of engaging in a scheme to defraud investors starting around November 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Zhijia Fan, 48, and Daoyan Shang, 20, both of no fixed abode, deny conspiracy to defraud and possessing an article for use in fraud between January and March 2025.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

There seemed to be a real hunger for some sense of justice for Cook, who did not defraud anyone.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

The Justice Department charged six new defendants in schemes to defraud Minnesota’s Medicaid program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

If this is done knowingly and with intent to defraud, this is an illegal con game.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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