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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During a trial, Tao was found guilty on three counts of wire fraud and one count of making a false statement, but the court eventually acquitted him on the wire fraud counts and an appeals court reversed the false statement charge, his attorneys said.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
Wang was charged with wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering, according to a complaint.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Farnsworth was initially charged with securities fraud and three counts of wire fraud.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
Keith Lawrence Middlebrook, 57, was convicted in May of 11 counts of wire fraud.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
Wang was charged with wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering, according to a complaint.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Farnsworth was initially charged with securities fraud and three counts of wire fraud.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
Keith Lawrence Middlebrook, 57, was convicted in May of 11 counts of wire fraud.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Wire fraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20fraud. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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