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

Such behavior could also be criminally prosecuted as wire fraud, commodities fraud and money laundering. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 16 July 2026

Abdirashid Bixi Dool pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Aspiration, which was renamed Catona, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year and its co-founder, Joseph Sanberg, was recently sentenced to 14 years in prison for wire fraud. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026

The company’s founder, Joanna Smith-Griffin, was charged months later with securities and wire fraud, along with identity theft. — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wire fraud

• amphipod
• arthropod
• copepod
• decapod
• endopod
• escalade
• esplanade
• exopod
• gastropod
• goldenrod
• isopod
• ostracod

Legal Definition

wire fraud

see also:

fraud