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Jason Zadrozny was accused of setting up a fake heritage group to defraud Nottinghamshire County Council out of thousands of pounds and was found guilty last month.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

“The Perlmans want to hold accountable every individual and every company that defrauded them and perpetrated this scheme to defraud other victims,” said Luke Nikas, the Perlmans’ lawyer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Unless you actually set out to defraud the insurer, the company may not cancel your coverage even if you made a mistake on your application.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026

But EA barristers said it had a general power to bring private prosecutions, and alternatively that allegations of conspiracy to defraud were connected to its functions.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Ned was unaware of the existence of these debts and believed the creditors were trying to defraud him—until they presented documents signed by the previous owner, H. H. Holmes.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Garner Food Co. defrauds customers with its name and lone star logo on the iconic brand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2022

White-collar crime undermines the rule of law, defrauds victims, and disrupts the marketplace.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2018

If a senator, Cabinet secretary, or federal judge assaults or defrauds another citizen in violation of state law, he or she cannot claim immunity based on occupation of a federal office.

From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2017

“If a large brokerage firm defrauds you, at least they have the money to pay you back,” said Brian Smiley, an Atlanta- based securities lawyer.

From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 6, 2011

This defrauds the church of her dues, so her servants put the clock on, and Nikko, knowing naught of the value of time, is well content.

From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling

Only Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme defrauded 40,000 investors, comes close in terms of attention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

A digital media founder was ordered to repay defrauded investors $36 million.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

At their first meeting, he learned that the client, who was in her late 60s and showed no signs of cognitive decline, had been previously defrauded out of $20,000.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The plot reportedly came to light when authorities launched an investigation when a man claimed he had been defrauded by a man falsely presenting himself as a judge.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

“It was the product you were selling. And what you produced was not love. It was fake love. You defrauded us. It’s clear. Your heart rates no longer rise when you see each other.”

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

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

Holmes was convicted of defrauding investors in her medical testing company Theranos, fuelling a media circus that has been chronicled in books, podcasts and the mini-series The Dropout, starring Amanda Seyfried.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The government charged Kao in two separate cases: one for defrauding the loan program and another for his campaign finance crimes.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Holmes, who was convicted of defrauding investors in her once-highflying Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos, granted Fielder intimate access to her life in the month leading up to her reporting to prison in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

We now approach one of the grandest schemes for defrauding a people ever conceived in the breast of the speculator.

From Monopolies and the People by D. C. Cloud