bilked

Example Sentences

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Federal prosecutors say dozens of people bilked taxpayers by setting up scam social-services companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

In charges unrelated to Butina’s work, Erickson was sentenced to seven years in prison for schemes in which he bilked investors in fraudulent real estate developments and at eldercare homes.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2024

Others fell for the ruse and were bilked out of a few hundred dollars.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2023

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 tonight, when her play went to pieces, just as we'd planned it should, she saw how she'd been bilked and lost her head....

From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph