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.

Recent Examples on the Web Advertisement Girardi stands accused of four counts of wire fraud for allegedly looting $15 million from clients over a decade. —

Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024 Rafael Muzzi, 27, a citizen of Brazil, was initially charged by federal grand jury in New Haven with 12 counts of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering, according to federal authorities. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024 The four conspirators were indicted by a grand jury in November 2023 and charged with multiple counts of wire fraud. —

Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024 State of play: Al-Naji was charged with one count of wire fraud, and was taken into custody on July 27. —

Kia Kokalitcheva, Axios, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for wire fraud

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