defraud

Example Sentences

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In the years after Pokornik's employment on that airline, prosecutors allege that Pokornik used a fake badge defrauding three US airlines out of flights reserved for pilots and flight attendants.

From BBC

The board was told questions had been asked about whether "there had been intent to defraud" but reassured "this was not the case and the situation had arisen due to human error".

From BBC

Roughly three years into Doyle’s prison term for the defrauded Corot, he was a free man again.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This president will not tolerate having Americans defrauded by foreign influences.”

From Los Angeles Times

An Orange County judge resigned Wednesday and declared his intent to plead guilty next week to defrauding a state fund out of thousands of dollars.

From Los Angeles Times