How to Use fraud in a Sentence

fraud

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  • He was found guilty of bank fraud.
  • He was the victim of an elaborate fraud.
  • He claimed he was a licensed psychologist, but he turned out to be a fraud.
  • The UFO picture was proved to be a fraud.
  • Medicare fraud is one of the most common areas of fraud the statute targets.
    — Gordon Schnell, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Last week, a court ordered him to pay $355 million as a penalty for fraud.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Boyle compared Jenkins to a fraud victim who still believes in the scam.
    — Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
  • There has been no evidence of widespread fraud enough to change the election.
    — WSJ, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Now, amid a start-up shakeout, more frauds have started coming to light.
    — Erin Griffith, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Now, though, the state is accusing the clan of fraud, grand theft, and conspiracy.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 27 July 2023
  • Netanyahu also faces a litany of corruption charges on bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
    — Paul Goldman, NBC News, 16 July 2023
  • Holmes was sentenced on four counts of fraud in November 2022.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 30 May 2023
  • Trump didn’t go to court last year when his company was convicted of tax fraud.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Plea documents in the case say one federal health care program lost $55 million in the fraud.
    — Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
  • The family first filed a fraud and negligence suit in August.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The fact that the case ends up being the takedown of an international fraud conspiracy is the just the icing on the Task Force cake.
    — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 May 2023
  • Today’s great reads Big-name actors, B-list movies and the indie producer who has faced a trail of fraud lawsuits.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Pop star Shakira struck a deal on the first day of her tax fraud trial in Barcelona, avoiding a potential eight year prison sentence.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Todd and Julie Chrisley were convicted in June 2022 of tax evasion and bank fraud and are serving time in federal prison.
    — Brennon Dixson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2023
  • In June 2018, Holmes and Balwani were indicted on federal fraud charges.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 30 May 2023
  • The judge is a no-nonsense jurist who presided over the conviction of Mr. Trump’s family business in a tax fraud trial.
    — Ben Protess, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Costin claimed the biggest risk with generative AI wasn’t fraud or plagiarism, but failing to use it.
    — Robert Evans, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Fani Willis also charged three other people as part of a scheme to try to persuade Freeman to falsely confess to election fraud.
    — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • While Iowa has a history of troubles with its caucus results, there’s been no evidence of fraud.
    — Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
  • In May 2019, Huffman pleaded guilty in a Boston courtroom for a fraud conspiracy charge.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Fowler said the cards will also have the kinds of fraud prevention features found with any debit cards, including the ability to freeze and replace them if cards are lost or stolen.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Outside of the conservatorship system, Oher could sue for damages in the event of any breach of fiduciary duty or fraud.
    — Naomi Cahn, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • According to Mullen, Semicolon was the victim of fraud by an employee in February.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Freeman has denied seeking immunity and has been cleared of the baseless election fraud claims.
    — Time, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The judge ruled last week that Trump committed business fraud and ordered that all his New York business certificates be canceled.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2023

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