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swindler

[swind-ler] / ˈswɪnd lər /


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Federal prosecutors called him a pathological liar and swindler who falsely portrayed himself as a successful businessman and real-estate mogul with stints at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

The Manhattan-born swindler is expected to be sentenced to a decade in prison at a June hearing.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

If a news site falsely calls you a swindler, you can sue the publisher for libel.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2023

And she draws comparisons to characters in her own village: the glint of triumph in the eye of a swindler reminds her of the face of the choirboy when he pocketed the collection.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2022

And if you held any sympathetic feelings for this greedy, sweaty-jowled, incompetent swindler, then abandon them here.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

In February, the swindlers attacked Polymarket, linking stolen debit cards to thousands of new accounts, the payment processor Checkout.com told Polymarket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

For now, the humble paper check remains too deeply woven into the fabric of American life to truly rest in peace — even if writing one means playing a riskier game with swindlers.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

More often than not, they were low-level swindlers looking at a system full of holes because it was trying to do too much too fast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026

Investigators tell Barron’s that they have already seen some common tactics in small-cap Chinese IPOs that will make it hard to identify potential swindlers.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

“You the two swindlers who just left the encampment?” says the messenger, looking down from his mount.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri


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