had swindled
- past perfect of swindle.
Example Sentences
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In 2016 an Arizona man tipped off the Riverside County district attorney's fffice that Wohl and his business partner, Matt Johnson, 30, had swindled him out of $75,000 he invested through Wohl Capital Investment Group.
From Salon ● May 15, 2020
In 1980, Mr. Stigwood suffered another setback when the Bee Gees sued him for $200 million, saying that he had swindled them out of royalties.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2016
Then, in 1980, the band filed a $200 million lawsuit against Mr. Stigwood, saying he had swindled them out of royalties.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2012
Almost 100 of the people he had swindled signed affidavits calling for Mr. Hansen to be spared from prison.
From Washington Post
In Philadelphia Holmes had swindled the Fidelity Mutual Life Association of nearly $10,000 by apparently faking the death of a policyholder, Ben Pitezel.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
