false pretense

According to prosecutors, Smith-Griffin orchestrated “a deliberate and calculated scheme to deceive investors in AllHere Education, Inc., inflating the company’s financials to secure millions of dollars under false pretenses.”

Thompson’s family insists he’s a political pawn who was dragged into an international conflict under false pretenses.

His arrogance and boasting failed to impress the much younger woman he had lured to his room under false pretenses.

And then there are operations like EDMC, which federal officials say pushed enrollees deeply into debt under false pretenses.

“On April 13, 2023, plaintiff was terminated under false pretenses,” the suit says.