fraud

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Bush is due to be sentenced on 27 July for a total of 67 charges, including fraud by false representation and another of fraudulently running a business, relating to the sale of funeral plans.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

He stepped down the following November when his company, Convers Sports Initiatives, went into administration following his arrest over the fraud allegations.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I’m all in on eliminating waste, fraud and abuse.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

After he cut her a $25,000 check — which wasn’t legal, as it came from what was supposed to be a charity fund — Bondi shuttered the fraud case against him.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

In fact, Cofield had served years in various prisons for fraud, much of it involving bad checks, and he’d spent his jail time taking law courses and launching what one judge called “frivolous” lawsuits.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot