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The company discontinued the commissions in 1992 after allegations came out that employees were defrauding customers, overcharging and billing for unneeded repairs.

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2022

But it was during 2017 that Davis was threatening the Gumrukcus with going to law enforcement with allegations they were defrauding him.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2022

He told me that he ordered the G.P.S. device because he suspected that members of his sales team were defrauding Tiversa.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 28, 2019

“The employees that were defrauding clients were also defrauding Ms. Elbaz,” Pollack said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2019

We were defrauding no one, merely protecting a man helpless to protect himself, backed by legal advice, as well as by the desire of the administrators of the will.

From Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune by Kimball, Alonzo