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.
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Spagnuolo was charged with commodities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Fairley, who describes himself as a gambling guru, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with the pro basketball betting case.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 28 May 2026
Michele Spagnuolo, an Italian citizen residing in Switzerland, was arrested yesterday and is facing charges of commodities fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and other counts for allegedly placing bets on search trends based on internal Google data that tracked user searches.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 May 2026
All of the defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 May 2026
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Fairley, who describes himself as a gambling guru, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with the pro basketball betting case.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 28 May 2026
Michele Spagnuolo, an Italian citizen residing in Switzerland, was arrested yesterday and is facing charges of commodities fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and other counts for allegedly placing bets on search trends based on internal Google data that tracked user searches.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 May 2026
All of the defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 May 2026
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“Wire fraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20fraud. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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