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wire fraud
noun
- the crime of using interstate wire, television, or radio communications with the intent to defraud.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wire fraud1
Example Sentences
A Florida jury found the “Beautiful Girls” pop star and his 62-year-old mother, Janice Turner, each guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud, according to legal documents reviewed by The Times on Monday.
Olaf Kyros Gustafsson, 31, was extradited from Spain to Los Angeles, where he was arraigned Friday on a 115-count federal indictment alleging money laundering, wire fraud and mail fraud, according to the U.S.
Gustafsson has been indicted on 41 counts of money laundering, 35 counts of international money laundering, 25 counts of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity, nine counts of wire fraud, three counts of mail fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, and one count of conspiracy to engage in money laundering, according to the Justice Department.
Ament, who has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and other charges, began cooperating with the FBI and agreed to wear a wire.
Last summer, a federal jury convicted Girardi of four counts of wire fraud for embezzling millions of dollars from his law firm’s clients, including the Ruigomez family, then using the funds to underwrite a lavish lifestyle.
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