fraud
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Attorneys for the owners of the landfill, which stopped accepting trash last year, claimed this spring in the litigation that the lawsuits may be tainted by fraud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
In May, for example, prosecutors agreed to drop a 2024 fraud indictment against firm client Gautam Adani, the Indian billionaire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
He has also been accused by US regulators of fraud and market manipulation.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Arise has repeatedly denied accusations of fraud and/or corruption in the awarding of public contracts, notably in Gabon and Chad.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Astrology developed into a strange combination of observations, mathematics and careful record-keeping with fuzzy thinking and pious fraud.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
A congressional review in 1952 found that hundreds had been frauds.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Jho Low, the alleged mastermind of one of the greatest financial frauds in history, is asking President Trump for a pardon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
In the following months, Webb argued in incisive reports that both firms were likely frauds.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
The quality of such tiny companies is iffy and frauds are more common, so the services of a seasoned stock picker might be especially useful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Harsnett had been much influenced by Reginald Scot, and had set out to prove that cases of supposed demonic possession were in fact deliberate frauds.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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