as in to defraud
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In the indictment Friday, prosecutors claimed that Hunsicker defrauded investors in CaaStle and Brendan Hoffman’s fashion investment platform P180 out of more than $300 million.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025 -
All four people faced charges of conspiracy to defraud the federal government, along with two counts related to improper disposal of government property.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 July 2025
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But Bauer and others contended the hospital is being shortchanged on parking spaces.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 July 2025
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Some housing activists also question whether using scarce public dollars to pay for mixed-income housing will yet again shortchange those who most need governmental assistance – namely, the poor.—
Susanne Schindler,
The Conversation,
7 July 2025
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“Clean (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clean%20%28out%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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