defrauding
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On Friday the Justice Department announced charges against several more defendants in Minnesota for allegedly defrauding the food-stamp and Medicaid programs, including for autism therapy, home support, night supervision and personal care.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Such shenanigans are nothing new: In 2006 two defendants pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges after being charged with defrauding campaigns that hired them to do internal polling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Holmes was convicted of defrauding investors in her medical testing company Theranos after touting lofty promises she couldn't deliver.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Evans, 34, comes from a wealthy San Diego hotel family and stood by Holmes as her blood-testing startup Theranos collapsed and she was convicted in 2022 of defrauding investors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Mondejar's enemies did not stop here, but accused him of defrauding the exchequer of its dues, the fifth of the spoils of war gained in battle from the infidel.
From History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies by William Hickling Prescott
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