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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Gerard Moorer, 42, of Chicago, who served as Davis’ deputy district director and ran unsuccessfully for the statehouse himself in 2020, was charged in the nine-page indictment with three counts of wire fraud, each of which is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
Following a two-week federal trial in Fresno, a jury found 64-year-old Jia Bei Zhu guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, eight counts of wire fraud and a count of making false statements to the FDA about his identity.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Each wire fraud charge alone carries up to 20 years.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Villaraigosa also attacked Becerra, linking him with a pay scandal involving his former chief of staff, who plead guilty last year to a count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 May 2026
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
Following a two-week federal trial in Fresno, a jury found 64-year-old Jia Bei Zhu guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, eight counts of wire fraud and a count of making false statements to the FDA about his identity.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Each wire fraud charge alone carries up to 20 years.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Villaraigosa also attacked Becerra, linking him with a pay scandal involving his former chief of staff, who plead guilty last year to a count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 May 2026
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“Wire fraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20fraud. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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