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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kia Kokalitcheva, Axios, 30 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1951, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Wire fraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20fraud. Accessed 23 Aug. 2024.
Legal Definition
wire fraud
see fraud
More from Merriam-Webster on wire fraud
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