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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What To Know Casada was found not guilty on two of the six wire fraud charges.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
But the new indictment accuses 12 other men and Lam of charges that include RICO Conspiracy, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, and obstruction of justice.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Has to pay back $8 million Graham, 61, faces up to 20 years in prison at his sentencing in September after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud in Miami federal court on Tuesday.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
Two co-defendants earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, prosecutors said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
But the new indictment accuses 12 other men and Lam of charges that include RICO Conspiracy, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, and obstruction of justice.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Has to pay back $8 million Graham, 61, faces up to 20 years in prison at his sentencing in September after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud in Miami federal court on Tuesday.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
Two co-defendants earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, prosecutors said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
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“Wire fraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20fraud. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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