bilk
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Sanberg pleaded guilty in October to federal charges of conspiring to bilk investors out of $248 million for portraying the now-defunct Aspiration as a “socially-conscious and sustainable banking services and investment products” firm.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Also starting this week is the first trial in a sprawling scheme last decade to bilk Mississippi’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Ms. Mahoney had refused several offers for her land, and Flannery’s lawsuit — an antitrust case in federal court — described her as a conspirator who was out to bilk his company.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
Costello wouldn’t be the only former Washingtonian accused of fabricating his résumé to bilk investors.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2022
It's all a fetch to bilk me out of my reckoning; but I'll take care of you, you swindler!
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII by Wilson, John Mackay
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