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.
  • His first big win was unearthing fraud at hedge fund Platinum Partners.
    — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2023
  • In the last decade, consumers and industry observers alike almost came to expect production problems, outlandish founder claims, and outright fraud to be the norm in the car startup world.
    — Patrick George, The Verge, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Johnson faces a minimum of one year in prison and a maximum of five years and/or up to a $5,000 fine on the unemployment compensation fraud charge.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The Attorney General's Office said at the time the unit's primary focus would be debunking voter fraud claims.
    — Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Konstantin plead guilty to a range of charges including money laundering and fraud in 2019, according to the BBC.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2023
  • This case was possibly the worst case of fraud the UK courts have seen.
    — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The more that fraud thrives, the more that the public loses trust in science.
    — Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
  • Medicare fraud is one of the most common areas of fraud the statute targets.
    — Gordon Schnell, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
  • An initial fraud alert is free and will stay on your credit file for at least 90 days.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
  • Last week, a court ordered him to pay $355 million as a penalty for fraud.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The art market might be a murky place, but stealing is still stealing, and fraud is still fraud.
    — Rosa Lyster, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 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
  • And some of that fraud is being turbocharged by AI itself.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Now, amid a start-up shakeout, more frauds have started coming to light.
    — Erin Griffith, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The group used some of its funds to boost midterm candidates who pushed the lies that Trump won in 2020 and that the voting system is rife with fraud.
    — Ilya Marritz, ProPublica, 20 Apr. 2023
  • In real life, many millions have been lost to this common fraud.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 June 2024
  • Now, though, the state is accusing the clan of fraud, grand theft, and conspiracy.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 27 July 2023
  • Each count of mail fraud carries up to 20 years in prison and each count of money laundering up to 10 years.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The next year, a New York jury determined much of his empire was built on fraud.
    — Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
  • There is still no evidence of widespread mail-in voter fraud, by the way.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
  • Who better to drag others into the fraud than a friendly face?
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 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
  • But the perception of machine hacks and voter fraud alone is enough to spur violence and lead voters to question the outcome of an election.
    — Sam Sabin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud for deceiving regulators who approved the 737 Max.
    — David Koenig, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024

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