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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Neil Divers, 66, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering on July 17, according to a news release from United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey. —

Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024 Singh pled guilty to six counts, including various charges related to wire fraud and one related to campaign finance. —

Brady Dale, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024 Best was eventually arrested and charged with raping a minor, as well as wire fraud and document fraud, and spent several years at San Quentin Prison. —

Jessica Sager, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024 He was arrested in November 2023 — after a report in The Times detailed numerous allegations of theft — and charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of mail fraud. —

Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wire fraud