bilk
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Eight people were arrested and 15 were charged in an alleged scheme to bilk more than $50 million in healthcare funds by running sham hospice facilities across Southern California, federal officials announced Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
State subsidies are paid directly to child-care providers, which could enable fraudsters to set up fly-by-night day care to bilk the government.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 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
But it also invited an unprecedented wave of theft and abuse, as criminals seized on the government’s generosity — and its race to disburse aid — to bilk state and federal agencies for massive sums.
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023
But they'll lie low; they'll sit on the cash till the time comes when it's safe to dispose of it; and they'll bilk the Inland Revenue out of the duties.
From The Secret of the Tower by Hope, Anthony
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