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.

From The Wall Street Journal

The intention is to defraud them out of their money.

From BBC

At the time, John Bray's wife was alive and the family said they believed the stress of being defrauded had contributed to her death.

From BBC

Holmes was sentenced to over 11 years in prison for defrauding investors in her blood testing start-up.

From BBC

"Russell turned the demand for cryptocurrency investments into a scheme to defraud numerous investors," Breon Peace, the U.S. attorney in Brooklyn, said in a statement.

From Reuters