wire fraud

noun

: fraud committed using a means of electronic communication (such as a telephone or computer)

Examples of wire fraud in a Sentence

He was charged with wire fraud.

Recent Examples on the Web Bloom kept intact the jury’s guilty verdicts on four counts of wire fraud, which carried up to 20 years in prison for each offense. —

Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 8 June 2024 The other 13 East Contra Costa officers have been charged with crimes including accepting liquor as bribes to quash traffic tickets, wire fraud, violent civil rights violations, and drug distribution. —

Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024 That left Pooley guilty on two counts of wire fraud and one count of identity theft. —

Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 24 May 2024 Cox, 60, previously pleaded not guilty to 15 counts of wire fraud, 11 counts of money laundering, one count of financial institution fraud, and one count of campaign contribution fraud. —

Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for wire fraud

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