scheme
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The justice department on Monday said it was temporarily suspending the compensation scheme, citing the court decision.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
He admitted that he participated in a scheme to submit false campaign-finance reports and artificially inflate the amount he raised.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
He is now the target of a civil lawsuit alleging his participation in the scheme.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
De la Espriella also defended David Murcia, convicted of running a pyramid scheme that impoverished families across southern Colombia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
In short, the Quaker petition for an end of the slave trade was really a stalking horse for a more radical and thoroughgoing scheme to end the institution of slavery itself.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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