fraudster

/ ˈfrɔːdstə /

noun

1. a swindler

Example Sentences

After all, Ellison and Murdoch were both investors in Theranos, the convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes’ now-defunct biotech company, which was built on a foundation of false blood testing technology.

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He then lashed out on social media at the “Beto-loving Fifteenth Court of Appeals,” saying in a statement that the decision to delay the hearing to consider the appeal petition was unprecedented and “a blindly political attempt to aid fraudster Beto O’Rourke.”

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Federal prosecutors accused Sanberg of causing more than $248 million in losses, calling him a “fraudster.”

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If he really believes that mortgage fraud is a disqualification for public office, why hasn’t he turned his sights on a public official who was adjudicated at trial as a mortgage fraudster on a grand scale.

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He said: "Police were very diligent and seemed very keen to present it at court… They felt that he was a fraudster, a bogus builder."

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Related Words

• swindler