fraud
Example Sentences
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Regulators are investigating small-capitalization IPOs on Nasdaq due to concerns over potential pump-and-dump frauds.
From Barron's
Dec. 12 is also when the governor, who is now running for his third term, announced “a state partnership with third party experts at WayPoint to implement a statewide fraud prevention program.”
False-claims investigations are commonly initiated after a whistleblower or an internal government watchdog has tipped the Justice Department off to alleged fraud.
It also creates incentives for fraud, as evidenced by findings from the Justice Department, the Paragon Health Institute and the Government Accountability Office.
The law cites a definition of fraud that includes merely giving a “false impression” of union matters.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
