swindled
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A New York woman admitted to defrauding Wesley Edens, a co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, resolving allegations that she had extorted the billionaire and swindled two other men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
A man has been charged in an investigation into Oasis fans being swindled out of thousands of pounds for fake tickets.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
A Philippine congressional committee rejected impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday over allegations he swindled taxpayers out of billions of dollars.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
Gentile, she added, “basically pulled a Bernie Madoff and swindled people out of their money, and then he gets to go home to his wife and kids.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
That poor couple was going to get swindled if he didn't stop them.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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