How to Use defraud in a Sentence

defraud

verb

• They were accused of trying to defraud the public.
• They conspired to defraud the government.
• She was convicted of writing bad checks with intent to defraud.
• The cards provide directly what so many data brokers steal and use to defraud consumers.
  — Charlotte Kent, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022
• They are each charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the IRS and five counts of tax evasion.
  — Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022
• All three have been charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the IRS and five counts of tax evasion.
  — Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022
• So far, Murdaugh has been indicted for schemes to defraud victims of nearly $8.5 million.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2022
• The teachers were arrested Wednesday and face charges of running an organized scheme to defraud, a second-degree felony.
  — Sun Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
• The program began in 1995 to protect borrowers who are defrauded or misled by their colleges.
  — Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
• The charges are two counts of money laundering in the second degree, one count of conspiracy in the fourth degree, scheme to defraud in the first degree and conspiracy in the fifth degree.
  — CBS News, 8 Sep. 2022
• This is a scheme to defraud the voters of the Third District in New York.
  — CBS News, 15 Jan. 2023
• The Times called more than a dozen women who had been defrauded by the group.
  — Isabelle Qian, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
• Cullen is in the process of trying to prove to Navient that her school defrauded her.
  — Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2024
• A few years later, Donalds had pleaded guilty to a felony bribery charge for his role in a plot to defraud a bank—the charge was later expunged.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 4 Jan. 2023
• Bragg claims that Trump did so in order to conceal other attempts to defraud voters in the final days of the election.
  — Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
• But the system is in shambles, and weak oversight has enabled guardians to abuse, neglect and defraud the very people they are supposed to care for.
  — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 30 Apr. 2024
• But the system is in shambles, and weak oversight has enabled guardians to abuse, neglect and defraud the very people they are supposed to care for.
  — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 2 Apr. 2024
• Investors have said Kwon defrauded them in promoting the coins.
  — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
• Count One is for a conspiracy to defraud the United States.
  — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2023
• Creating a false business record with the intent to defraud is a Class A misdemeanor offense in New York.
  — Jeffrey Bellin, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2023
• For Stewart, the money defrauded was not the concern; rather, the safety of the people caught up in the swindle was her priority.
  — The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
• Now, Tony Berenyi must report to prison for what prosecutors say was a plan to defraud Nucor out of more than $2 million.
  — The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
• Kingston’s other charges are linked to defrauding banks and writing bad checks, according to TMZ.
  — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
• Trump has denied any intent to defraud insurers and lenders.
  — Ella Sherman, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
• Once trafficked into these scam compounds, they were held captive and forced to defraud people.
  — Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• Last year, Holmes was convicted on four counts of defrauding investors.
  — WIRED, 2 Oct. 2023
• There isn’t any evidence that Trump sought to defraud anyone with a bookkeeping entry that no one would even see.
  — The Editors, National Review, 31 May 2024
• Todd and Julie Chrisley were convicted of conspiracy to defraud banks out of more than $30 million in loans.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
• In the 21 months since she was defrauded, Sharples has cycled between phases of suffering.
  — Michael Laris, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
• Social media firms not doing enough to combat and remove attempts to defraud internet users was another complaint from regulatory authorities at the event.
  — Ryan Browne, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024