defraud
Example Sentences
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Mozambique and Switzerland brought criminal and civil proceedings, and in 2021 Credit Suisse paid $475 million to settle charges that it defrauded some investors in the debt deals.
The intention is to defraud them out of their money.
From BBC
Government prosecutors said this month that Mr. Guo had defrauded thousands of investors.
From New York Times
The scam reportedly defrauded taxpayers of billions of euros.
From Seattle Times
“I mean, he’s had no problem soliciting people here in this country and defrauding them to the tune of lots and lots of money.”
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
