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

Tokhtakhounov was arrested in Italy on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bribery, but fought his extradition to the US and was released by the Italian courts. —Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026

Money laundering, bank fraud, and wire fraud were among the most frequent crimes the president pardoned. —Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026

Cruz was found guilty of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, health care fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and to make false statements relating to health care matters and three counts of structuring. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026

Dallas Pokornik, 33, of Toronto, was arrested in Panama after being indicted on wire fraud charges in federal court in Hawaii last October. —CNN Money, 22 Jan. 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
• overawed

Legal Definition

wire fraud

see fraud