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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If convicted of wire fraud, Elliott faces up to 20 years in prison for each count, the U.S. Attorney’s Office says.
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
James said she was sentenced in 2010 to two years in federal prison for wire fraud after working as a criminal defense and real estate conveyance attorney.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Cynthia Denise Melvin pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to the $5 million fraudulent financial aid disbursements.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
In 2018, McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and making false statements to federal law enforcement, the US attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York confirmed to CNN at the time.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
James said she was sentenced in 2010 to two years in federal prison for wire fraud after working as a criminal defense and real estate conveyance attorney.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Cynthia Denise Melvin pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to the $5 million fraudulent financial aid disbursements.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
In 2018, McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and making false statements to federal law enforcement, the US attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York confirmed to CNN at the time.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Wire fraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20fraud. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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