swindled

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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

Which promises to follow “the Gatsby-esque journey of a man from nowhere who exploited the system, waged war on truth and swindled one of the wealthiest districts in the country to achieve his American Dream.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023

The Gatsby-esque journey of a man from nowhere who exploited the system, waged war on truth and swindled one of the wealthiest districts in the country to achieve his American Dream,” the film’s logline continued.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2023

Her first master got swindled by a man who sold a device that cleaned cotton twice as fast as Whitney’s gin.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead