as in to defraud
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Listen to this article A Connecticut man faces wire fraud charges for allegedly defrauding Amazon out of more than $3 million.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025 -
By Bay City News A Fairfield travel agent has been sentenced to nine years behind bars for defrauding members of the South Asian community in Northern California, state prosecutors said Friday.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
10 May 2025
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This is important to make sure New York as a whole is not shortchanged and promotes fair representation and service allocations for all neighborhoods.—
Julie Menin,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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According to the Tribe’s attorneys, bank officials shortchanged the trust by picking safe investment strategies, shunning stocks in favor of less volatile but less lucrative money market accounts that didn’t always keep pace with inflation.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Clean (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clean%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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