defraud
Example Sentences
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There’s even evidence that in extreme cases, more people are defrauding insurance companies to try to get cheaper coverage.
From MarketWatch
In court, he said he had always run an honest business and did not intend to defraud his customers.
From BBC
Federal prosecutors this week charged six more people with allegedly participating in a sprawling effort to defraud the state’s safety-net system.
Daniel Chu, CEO of Tricolor Holdings, faces charges for allegedly defrauding banks by manipulating collateral for business loans.
From Barron's
Attorney Kelly Lyons said that Kahn conspired to “defraud dozens of investors who had invested approximately $360 million” through “lies, deception, misleading statements and material omissions.”
From Los Angeles Times
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