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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Ricardo Santiago, 59, of Hartford, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to one count of wire fraud, according to federal authorities.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2025
McFarland pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in federal court in 2018 and admitted to using fake documents to attract investors, who put more than $26 million into his company, Fyre Media, the host of the Fyre Festival.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
McFarland was found guilty of two counts of wire fraud in relation to the festival and served time in prison from 2018 until 2022.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
The jury, which deliberated for nine hours before returning with the verdict, found 47-year-old Aaron Wayne McKie guilty of nine counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2025
McFarland pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in federal court in 2018 and admitted to using fake documents to attract investors, who put more than $26 million into his company, Fyre Media, the host of the Fyre Festival.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
McFarland was found guilty of two counts of wire fraud in relation to the festival and served time in prison from 2018 until 2022.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
The jury, which deliberated for nine hours before returning with the verdict, found 47-year-old Aaron Wayne McKie guilty of nine counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Wire fraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20fraud. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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