as in to defraud
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The Board of Education is now pursuing legal action against former administrators and vendors, accusing them of conspiring to defraud the district.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026 -
The bill proposes to add revenue to the VOCA fund by pulling from monetary penalties against people or companies convicted of defrauding the government through the False Claims Act.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Such breakdowns undermine public trust and shortchange riders and workers alike.—
Brian Bryant,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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The money is supposed to follow the student, but the Auditor General of Florida found public schools shortchanged by $100 million.—
Don Gaetz,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Clean (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clean%20%28out%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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