scheme
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Prosecutors said Monday they would seek additional charges against Rozier in the sports betting case because they had developed evidence that the 10-year NBA veteran solicited a bribe during an alleged gambling scheme.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
“This scheme defrauded taxpayers of import duties and undercut law-abiding competitors.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Prosecutors say around 30 people participated in the scheme, which used highly sophisticated cheating equipment including X-ray tables, and Jones used his fame to lure in victims.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
She said the 2.5 hours per day offered by the Flying Start scheme was not always practical for working parents who still needed care for the rest of the day.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
For decades before the Mona Lisa theft, he’d been suspected of every con, every forgery, every eccentric scheme: if the job was brilliant, it might be the work of Adam Worth.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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