wire fraud
noun
the crime of using interstate wire, television, or radio communications with the intent to defraud.
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wired equivalent privacy, wiredraw, wiredrawn, wire entanglement, wireframe, wire fraud, wire gauge, wire gauze, wire glass, wire grass, wire-guided
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Example sentences from the Web for wire fraud
Holmes and Theranos’ former president Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani were charged in June 2018 with nine counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Judge in Theranos fraud case orders 14-hour psychological test for Holmes|Beth Mole|September 11, 2020|Ars TechnicaRabbi Yisroel Goldstein of Chabad of Poway pleaded guilty to federal charges of tax fraud and wire fraud Tuesday, reports the Union-Tribune.
Morning Report: Ship Fire’s Health Impacts Are Hazy|Voice of San Diego|July 15, 2020|Voice of San DiegoThree women in their 50s and 60s were indicted for conspiracy, tax, and wire-fraud charges.
Why Goldman Sachs, Other Wall Street Titans Are Not Being Prosecuted|Peter Schweizer|August 14, 2012|DAILY BEASTShilling, a native of Arkansas, pleaded guilty to a pair of wire-fraud counts last July.