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

Linares-Rea faces up to 20 years in prison for each wire fraud count and two years for each identity theft count, prosecutors said. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Ammons, a six-term legislator, faces federal charges of making a false statement, wire fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice. — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

In June, in an unrelated wire fraud probe, the FBI raided the homes and offices of the incoming and outgoing Contra Costa tax assessors, then subpoenaed information related to the Seeno family and Discovery Builders. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Even so, in my view, these allegations of misleading donors and wire fraud could be grounds for legal charges. — Sarah Webber, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 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
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• isopod
• ostracod

Legal Definition

wire fraud

see also:

fraud