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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Rozier, 31, has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
Co-defendants Vickie Smith of Peoria, Arizona, and Nigerian citizen Tochukwu Nwaneri were each indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and multiple counts of wire fraud and money laundering, according to federal court records.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
The head of a Black Lives Matter group in Oklahoma City faces 25 counts of wire fraud and money laundering based on a federal grand jury indictment, the Justice Department said Thursday.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
The director was convicted of one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering, which both carry maximum sentences of 20 years.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
Co-defendants Vickie Smith of Peoria, Arizona, and Nigerian citizen Tochukwu Nwaneri were each indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and multiple counts of wire fraud and money laundering, according to federal court records.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
The head of a Black Lives Matter group in Oklahoma City faces 25 counts of wire fraud and money laundering based on a federal grand jury indictment, the Justice Department said Thursday.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
The director was convicted of one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering, which both carry maximum sentences of 20 years.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Wire fraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20fraud. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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