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as in defrauding

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verb

present participle of swindle

as in cheating

to rob by the use of trickery or threats hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds

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Recent Examples of swindling

Noun

Her lawyers, Giuseppe Iannaccone and Marcello Bana, have denied there was a case of grand larceny, which would include fraud and swindling. —

Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026

Verb

The series chronicles the exploits of Kuashal Niroula and Danny Garcia as they are roped into an impressive group of eccentric, like-minded con artists to form the ‘gay grifters’ swindling a bevy of unsuspecting victims out of millions in cash and property over a decade plus. —

Kate Aurthur, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026 Rishi Kapoor is charged with swindling investors of millions of dollars, lying to financial institutions to obtain funds to buy a luxury yacht, and failing to pay millions in taxes despite earning a seven-figure income. —

Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026 Named one of the 10 Best Books of 2025 by The New York Times, Angel Down follows Private Cyril Bagger, who has managed to survive the unspeakable horrors of WWI through his wits and deception, swindling fellow soldiers at every opportunity. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026 From allegedly stiffing employees to allegedly swindling banks The FBI alleged that behind the scenes, McDonnell was running an even bigger con. —

Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 29 Dec. 2025 Two people face federal fraud and money laundering charges after allegedly swindling a Caldwell business out of more than $20 million over a two-year span. —

Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025 The president also pardoned incarcerated reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion in 2022 after swindling $36 million out of banks in the Atlanta area. —

Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025

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Her defrauding of the Foundation, however, surpassed that figure as FBI agents dug deeper into her theft.

— Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
And what could be more legitimate of a cause for removing a governor of the nation's central bank—which is, among other things, the lender of last resort to the country's financial institutions—than the alleged defrauding of those very financial institutions?

— Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025