wire fraud
noun[U]
FINANCE,LAWukusin the US, the use ofelectroniccommunicationstodeceivepeopleand getmoneyillegally:
Hefacessevenchargesofwirefraudand up to nineyearsinprison.
Examplesofwire fraud
wire fraud
If pyramid scheme chain letters are sent through email it may constitutewirefraud.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 1998 a federal jury convicted them, among others things, of illegally distributing an ozone generator and ofwirefraud.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The charges included conspiracy, fraudulently inflating the value of security to a bank, bank fraud, mail fraud andwirefraud.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The charges included conspiracy,wirefraud, money laundering extortion and insurance fraud.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They are also accused of obstructing the government's cleanup efforts andwirefraud.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He would later plead guilty towirefraudand money laundering charges.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The defendants are also accused of obstructing the governments cleanup efforts andwirefraud.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These included illegal purchase of aircraft,wirefraud, and money laundering.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was convicted in 1995 ofwirefraudfor trying to manipulate the market.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The charges are conspiracy,wirefraud, and obstruction of justice.
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