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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Aspiration’s co-founder, Joseph Sanberg, agreed to plead guilty in August after facing federal charges of wire fraud.
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CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Last month, Aspiration co-founder Joseph Sanberg agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Lak, who has ties to Little Rock, Houston and San Francisco, was charged with counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud in August 2022, the release states.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
Brandon Lamar Robinson, 41, and Michelle Hill, 48, are charged with wire fraud for what investigators say were yearslong fraud schemes that relied on identity theft and, in some cases, willing participants who shared in the proceeds of the scam.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Last month, Aspiration co-founder Joseph Sanberg agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Lak, who has ties to Little Rock, Houston and San Francisco, was charged with counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud in August 2022, the release states.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
Brandon Lamar Robinson, 41, and Michelle Hill, 48, are charged with wire fraud for what investigators say were yearslong fraud schemes that relied on identity theft and, in some cases, willing participants who shared in the proceeds of the scam.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Wire fraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20fraud. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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