fraud charge
Criminal deceit allegation
A fraud charge is a formal criminal accusation of intentional deception for financial or personal gain.
Fraud charges cover schemes like identity theft, insurance fraud, wire fraud, or credit card fraud: She's facing fraud charges for falsifying expense reports.
The term also appears in civil contexts where someone is charged fees related to fraudulent activity on their account.
- federal indictmentFormal accusation from national prosecutors
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- accusationClaim someone did wrong
trial · plea deal · guilty plea · arraignment · court appearance · defendant · criminal · scam · swindle · conviction · felony · white-collar · plea · sentencing · grand jury · federal · investigation · white-collar crime
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- criminal chargesarson, burglary, homicide, kidnapping, robbery
- legal troubleslawsuit, civil suit, arrest, prosecution, investigation
- criminal recordrap sheet, criminal history, convictions, felony, misdemeanor
fraud chargenegligence claim
Lawsuit alleging failure of duty
honest mistake · regulatory oversight · technical violation · misdemeanor charge · clerical error
fraud chargeacquittal
Formal clearing of charges
exoneration · not guilty verdict · vindication · dropped charges · case dismissed
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