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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He is charged with three counts of violating the Commodity Exchange Act, one count of wire fraud, and one count of an unlawful monetary transaction.
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Sanberg pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud in October, defrauding company investors by falsifying Aspiration’s financial statements and, along with another Aspiration board member, Ibrahim AlHusseini, also fraudulently obtained $145 million in loans from two banks.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
The civil rights group faces charges including wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in the case brought by the Justice Department in Alabama, where the organization is based.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The former guard initially entered a not guilty plea to wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy in November.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Sanberg pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud in October, defrauding company investors by falsifying Aspiration’s financial statements and, along with another Aspiration board member, Ibrahim AlHusseini, also fraudulently obtained $145 million in loans from two banks.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
The civil rights group faces charges including wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in the case brought by the Justice Department in Alabama, where the organization is based.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The former guard initially entered a not guilty plea to wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy in November.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Wire fraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20fraud. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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