bilked
Example Sentences
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In recent years, the Federal Trade Commission has taken enforcement action against several operations that it said bilked consumers out of millions of dollars with the lure of effortless money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The indictment does not name the California politician whose campaign fund the trio allegedly bilked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
Monday’s trial stems from charges alleging he bilked a parishioner out of $90,000 in retirement savings by falsely promising he would find her a home and invest the rest in his real estate business.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2024
Attorney General Kris Mayes and Gov. Katie Hobbs in May announced a massive investigation into billing fraud that state officials say has bilked Arizona out of hundreds of millions of Medicaid dollars.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
And, looking round, whom should I see, But Bookie Johnson hailing me; Johnson, the man who bilked the folks When Ethelrida won the Oaks.
From The Guards Came Through and Other Poems by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
