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scheme

[skeem] / skim /




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But even a voluntary scheme to cut costs was described by Marks & Spencer's chief executive, Stuart Machin, as "completely preposterous".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

He said there was a "swathe of cases where it's just completely inappropriate for this scheme" and that it was having an "undermining effect on the judicial system".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Turns out, it was all part of an elaborate fraud scheme that prosecutors say ignored Medicare’s rules for Botox coverage and brazenly fabricated medical records, all to fund the doctor’s lavish lifestyle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Patrick Grandy, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, called the case the “largest Botox fraud scheme in the United States.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

But when I had told him about Shanghai Chic—leaving out the part about modeling—he’d been pleased with the scheme to rent pieces to Formann’s.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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