defrauded
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An A-CAP representative said Wander’s plea confirmed that it had been defrauded by him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Only Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme defrauded 40,000 investors, comes close in terms of attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The company’s founder has sued Kao, saying his stewardship defrauded Navatek of millions.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
At their first meeting, he learned that the client, who was in her late 60s and showed no signs of cognitive decline, had been previously defrauded out of $20,000.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The state racing board, tired of the whole mess, realized that the race’s nonbetting status gave them an out because the public had not been defrauded.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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