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
Phillip alleged Barclays owed her a duty to ignore her instructions if the bank had reasonable grounds to suspect she was being defrauded.
From Reuters
New York's attorney general sued Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky early this year, claiming he defrauded investors out of billions of dollars in digital currency by concealing the failing health of the lending platform.
From Reuters
Arévalo was among them and said, “together with the people we are not going to allow them to defraud the will of the Guatemalan people.”
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
