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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In 2022 Elizabeth Holmes was convicted of one count of conspiracy and three counts of wire fraud for misleading investors at the blood testing company Theranos.
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Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The counts included wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and lying on House of Representatives disclosure forms.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
Pulte alleged wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Fernandes Anderson, 46, is expected to plead guilty to one count of aiding and abetting wire fraud and one count of aiding and abetting theft concerning a program receiving federal funds, at a change of plea hearing on May 5, according to a plea agreement the second-term councilor signed last week.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
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Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The counts included wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and lying on House of Representatives disclosure forms.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
Pulte alleged wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Fernandes Anderson, 46, is expected to plead guilty to one count of aiding and abetting wire fraud and one count of aiding and abetting theft concerning a program receiving federal funds, at a change of plea hearing on May 5, according to a plea agreement the second-term councilor signed last week.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Wire fraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20fraud. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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