wire fraud
noun
: fraud committed using a means of electronic communication (such as a telephone or computer)
Examples of wire fraud in a Sentence
He was charged with wire fraud.
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The federal government in late August accused Roberts and Robinson of conducting a wire fraud scheme that netted them almost $1 million in state court funds.
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Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
Pulte got his money back and the former West associate was indicted on a federal wire fraud charge, though the case was later dropped.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
According to the local VTDigger in Vermont, Gumrukcu was convicted of one felony for orchestrating a murder-for-hire, another for conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and a third felony for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Federal agents were looking for evidence of false statements, theft, bribery, and wire fraud related to federal funding.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
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Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
Pulte got his money back and the former West associate was indicted on a federal wire fraud charge, though the case was later dropped.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
According to the local VTDigger in Vermont, Gumrukcu was convicted of one felony for orchestrating a murder-for-hire, another for conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and a third felony for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Federal agents were looking for evidence of false statements, theft, bribery, and wire fraud related to federal funding.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wire fraud
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“Wire fraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20fraud. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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