How to Use defraud in a Sentence

defraud

verb

• They were accused of trying to defraud the public.
• They conspired to defraud the government.
• She was convicted of writing bad checks with intent to defraud.
• People who defraud innocents of their money often face prison time when they’re caught.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2022
• Bannon and the group also face a misdemeanor count of conspiracy to defraud.
  — Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2022
• She was arrested in 2017 after posing as a wealthy heiress and defrauding people, hotels and banks.
  — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
• He has been charged with two counts of money laundering in the second degree, two counts of conspiracy in the fourth degree, a scheme to defraud in the first degree and conspiracy in the fifth degree.
  — Graham Kates, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2022
• Murdaugh has already admitted to asking Smith to arrange Murdaugh’s own death to defraud his life insurance company.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2022
• This is a scheme to defraud the voters of the Third District in New York.
  — CBS News, 15 Jan. 2023
• The Times called more than a dozen women who had been defrauded by the group.
  — Isabelle Qian, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
• Cullen is in the process of trying to prove to Navient that her school defrauded her.
  — Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2024
• A few years later, Donalds had pleaded guilty to a felony bribery charge for his role in a plot to defraud a bank—the charge was later expunged.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 4 Jan. 2023
• Bragg claims that Trump did so in order to conceal other attempts to defraud voters in the final days of the election.
  — Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
• But the system is in shambles, and weak oversight has enabled guardians to abuse, neglect and defraud the very people they are supposed to care for.
  — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 2 Apr. 2024
• But the system is in shambles, and weak oversight has enabled guardians to abuse, neglect and defraud the very people they are supposed to care for.
  — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 30 Apr. 2024
• Investors have said Kwon defrauded them in promoting the coins.
  — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
• Count One is for a conspiracy to defraud the United States.
  — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2023
• Creating a false business record with the intent to defraud is a Class A misdemeanor offense in New York.
  — Jeffrey Bellin, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2023
• For Stewart, the money defrauded was not the concern; rather, the safety of the people caught up in the swindle was her priority.
  — The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
• Now, Tony Berenyi must report to prison for what prosecutors say was a plan to defraud Nucor out of more than $2 million.
  — The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
• Kingston’s other charges are linked to defrauding banks and writing bad checks, according to TMZ.
  — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
• Trump has denied any intent to defraud insurers and lenders.
  — Ella Sherman, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
• Once trafficked into these scam compounds, they were held captive and forced to defraud people.
  — Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• Last year, Holmes was convicted on four counts of defrauding investors.
  — WIRED, 2 Oct. 2023
• There isn’t any evidence that Trump sought to defraud anyone with a bookkeeping entry that no one would even see.
  — The Editors, National Review, 31 May 2024
• Todd and Julie Chrisley were convicted of conspiracy to defraud banks out of more than $30 million in loans.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
• In the 21 months since she was defrauded, Sharples has cycled between phases of suffering.
  — Michael Laris, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
• In September 2021, a group of former NFL players pleaded guilty for their roles in defrauding the football league's health care plan.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2023
• Under New York law, falsification of business records is a crime when the records are altered with an intent to defraud.
  — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 31 May 2024
• Santos, who was expelled from the House of Representatives, faces 23 felony charges that accuse him of defrauding donors, lying about his finances and needlessly accepting unemployment benefits among other things.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024