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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Key Background Earlier this month, the Justice Department charged Adani, founder and chairman of Adani Group, and executives of the conglomerate with conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud and substantive securities fraud. —

Ty Roush, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 Since then, federal authorities have charged Chen with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. —

Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024 What To Know According to court filings, Arkan plans to admit to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud by collecting campaign contributions for Adams that were made under the name of someone other than the true contributor. —

Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 Mayo and Hay are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud and one count of stalking. —

Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wire fraud