How to Use fraud in a Sentence

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  • He claimed he was a licensed psychologist, but he turned out to be a fraud.
  • Courts and independent agencies have found no evidence of widespread election fraud.
    — Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
  • Here’s how to avoid fraud: Get more than one bid or estimate: This will offer a better explanation on if the offers are too high or too good to be true.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2024
  • One month ago, a judge granted Julie’s appeal and vacated her seven-year sentence in her tax evasion and fraud case due to insufficient evidence.
    — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
  • Trump did testify for four hours in 2023 in a New York civil fraud case as a witness, but then canceled his decision to testify in his defense.
    — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
  • The more that fraud thrives, the more that the public loses trust in science.
    — Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
  • Medicare fraud is one of the most common areas of fraud the statute targets.
    — Gordon Schnell, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Last week, a court ordered him to pay $355 million as a penalty for fraud.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Boyle compared Jenkins to a fraud victim who still believes in the scam.
    — Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
  • There has been no evidence of widespread fraud enough to change the election.
    — WSJ, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Now, amid a start-up shakeout, more frauds have started coming to light.
    — Erin Griffith, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • In real life, many millions have been lost to this common fraud.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 June 2024
  • Now, though, the state is accusing the clan of fraud, grand theft, and conspiracy.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 27 July 2023
  • Netanyahu also faces a litany of corruption charges on bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
    — Paul Goldman, NBC News, 16 July 2023
  • Holmes was sentenced on four counts of fraud in November 2022.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 30 May 2023
  • Financial scams and fraud came in fourth place (53% very concerned).
    — Judith Graham, CNN, 18 June 2024
  • Trump didn’t go to court last year when his company was convicted of tax fraud.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Plea documents in the case say one federal health care program lost $55 million in the fraud.
    — Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
  • The family first filed a fraud and negligence suit in August.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The fact that the case ends up being the takedown of an international fraud conspiracy is the just the icing on the Task Force cake.
    — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 May 2023
  • Today’s great reads Big-name actors, B-list movies and the indie producer who has faced a trail of fraud lawsuits.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Pop star Shakira struck a deal on the first day of her tax fraud trial in Barcelona, avoiding a potential eight year prison sentence.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Olsen’s appearance has not been entered on elections fraud cases against the state of Maryland.
    — Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2024
  • Todd and Julie Chrisley were convicted in June 2022 of tax evasion and bank fraud and are serving time in federal prison.
    — Brennon Dixson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2023
  • In June 2018, Holmes and Balwani were indicted on federal fraud charges.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 30 May 2023
  • The judge is a no-nonsense jurist who presided over the conviction of Mr. Trump’s family business in a tax fraud trial.
    — Ben Protess, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Costin claimed the biggest risk with generative AI wasn’t fraud or plagiarism, but failing to use it.
    — Robert Evans, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Fani Willis also charged three other people as part of a scheme to try to persuade Freeman to falsely confess to election fraud.
    — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • While Iowa has a history of troubles with its caucus results, there’s been no evidence of fraud.
    — Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
  • In May 2019, Huffman pleaded guilty in a Boston courtroom for a fraud conspiracy charge.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023

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