How To Use Frau In A Sentence

Liberal democracy is a fraud, a cover for the power of the elite. Times, Sunday Times
They put out a plan that adds up, leaves no ox ungored and should shut up anyone who says the deficit can be contained by cutting waste, fraud, abuse and foreign aid. Two Tests of a Gridlock Mentality
Mum has been a lot more cheerful since Quigley was declared bankrupt, insane and guilty of fraud.
Surely you appreciate that for those who regularly attack Israel and its suporters, “Likud” is a label fraught with negative implications that have nothing to do with the political realities within Israel. The Volokh Conspiracy » Human Rights Watch Update
The man won his year-long battle to clear his name only after a bank worker was arrested for fraud. Times, Sunday Times

Yet any surgical procedure is fraught with danger. The Sun
The boundary between probity and fraud was much more difficult to draw in this area.
Newspapers have, however, reported that prosecutors are convinced the investigating magistrate in charge of a corruption and fraud inquiry involving the regional governments of the Balearic Islands and Valencia will soon officially name him as a suspect in the case. Spain's king blocks scandal-hit son-in-law from royal duties
After several years of investigations, the Boys Ranch was indicted on criminal Medicaid fraud and grand theft charges last April.
Contrary to his testimony, Pierce was personally involved in the fraud.
Across the street, protesters denounced what they called a fraudulent vote and urged a boycott. Undefined
They have defrauded taxpayers for years. The Sun
He believes many "psychics" are frauds who rely on perception and subtle deception.
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Despite a string of victories-the judge's stinging decision enumerating Allen's "fraudulent modus operandi," occasional media coverage, and the support of real CIA agents and military heroes-he is no closer to collecting the $40,000 he says was "conned" from his family in 1993. Edgar Allen
The lawsuit alleges a pattern of fraud by the company in the sale of life insurance.
Fraudsters are often shopped by honest friends and neighbours.
The story is about theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale.
They have been questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud, money laundering and fraud by misrepresentation. Times, Sunday Times
Through oversubtle and even fraudulent construction of law, he said, much wrong was committed (De officiis I. EQUITY IN LAW AND ETHICS
Agreement about periodization, however, remains both fraught and elusive. The Times Literary Supplement
His comments need careful consideration, particularly given his deep understanding of commercial cases and his outspoken criticism in some serious fraud cases. Times, Sunday Times
The city now seeks to amend the claim to plead fraudulent misrepresentation and deceit and to seek punitive damages.
Florida's Democratic candidate for governor, Alex Sink, said Monday she will begin airing a rare two-minute-long TV ad attacking Republican opponent Rick Scott for the massive fraud scandal that occurred on his watch at his former hospital company. Alex Sink Attack Ad RIPS Rick Scott Over Massive Medicare Fraud (VIDEO)
We contacted the fraud squad but they say they cannot help us. The Sun
We contacted the fraud squad but they say they cannot help us. The Sun
As we have seen with global warming cultism and recent revelations of data fraud, the “mainstream” can be artificially created. The Volokh Conspiracy » Does Hayek Belong in High School Economics Classes?
When the results of the fraud investigation were announced last week, the staff came up smelling of roses.
Where's the line between irrational exuberance and fraud? 21 DOG YEARS
It appears that the regulatory authorities are extremely slow at detecting fraud.
In partisan Republican circles, the pursuit of voter fraud is code for suppressing the votes of minorities and poor people. Archive 2007-03-01
He knew nothing of the elaborate machinery of ingenious chicane, - such as feigning bankruptcy - fraudulent conveyances - making over to his wife - running property - and had never heard of such tricks of trade as sending out coffins to the graveyard, with negroes inside, carried off by sudden spells of imaginary disease, to be "resurrected," in due time, grinning, on the banks of the Brazos. The flush times of Alabama and Mississippi : a series of sketches,
Charged with credit-card fraud and identity theft, most of the suspects arrested that day have been released on bail pending trial.
The practice is quasi fraudulent and ought to be outlawed. Times, Sunday Times
Allegations of fraud have put the minister's career on a razor edge.
His violent menaces had extorted his readmission into the church, against which Cyprian protests with much vehemence: ne pecuniae commissae sibi fraudator, ne stuprator virginum, ne matrimoniorum multorum depopulator et corruptor, ultra adhuc sponsam Christi incorruptam praesentiae suae dedecore, et impudica atque incesta contagione, violaret. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
Although he apparently waited for confirmation from his bank that the cheque had cleared before making the payments, he was subsequently advised that the cheque was fraudulent and had been dishonoured.
The senator called the new highways proposal "...a fraud and a boondoggle that the taxpayer should not tolerate".
Out of this fraught legal and financial tangle the bureau worker must work with the client to create order and stability.
The title industry plays a particularly dynamic role in efforts to deter, detect, and report mortgage fraud. The Cult of Plausible Deniability
Another scam involves a fraudster calling a bank and informing them that a company's contact details have changed, and then telling the company that the bank's details have changed.
At its core, “macroeconomic management” is invariably an exercise in surreptitious theft and fraud. Matthew Yglesias » Justice and Stabilization
And its recent past is not fraught with the kind of conflicts that scriptwriters drool over.
Not a fraudulent posturing designed to once again coverup a corporate takeover of a regions sole method of funding their growth as a country or region. Think Progress » A Progressive Exit Strategy
Fraud is thought to be costing software companies millions of dollars a year.
The Mpumalanga government on Tuesday warned that fraudulent licence syndicates, that issued thousands of fake drivers licences from former homeland testing centres throughout the province, had now moved their operations to major cities such as Witbank. ANC Daily News Briefing
The move comes amid a general government crackdown on benefit fraud. Times, Sunday Times
The situation was fraught with difficulty.
All three losing candidates appealed against the election results, alleging massive fraud by the government.
Every step which led him to the summit of power was prefaced by what he called seeking the Lord; that is, attending sermons and prayers, by which the suborned performers of those profane and solemn farces prepared their congregations to desire what their employers had previously determined to do; thus giving an air of divine inspiration to the projects of fraud, murder, and ambition. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel
And the owner of the property was no doubt a scallywag, trying to defraud the lessee of his money, and threatening to ‘throw [his] things on the street’.
The fraudsters do not have to intend to defraud the victim as the primary purpose of the exercise.
Fraud is also rife in these dodgy dealings. The Sun
Mr Milosevic is fighting for his political survival after a vicious campaign tainted by intimidation and haunted by fears of electoral fraud.
She stood convicted of fraud.
Third, I want to assure you that members of US admissions committees can generally spot fraudulent work in an instant. Hired help usually doesn't work.
It is a farce and a fraud when teachers' unions talk about a need for ‘certified’ teachers, when certification has such low requirements and when uncertified teachers often have higher qualifications.
During the course of this extraordinarily long movie, my children grew up, left home and had children of their own, Sam, in particular, excelling himself with a successful legal practice aimed at weeding out fraudulent accident claims.
Thanks to our wonderful European Union open borders, any rapist, armed robber, child-trafficker, drug dealer or fraudster from a member state can walk right in. Doughnuts and Diversity; the essential ingredients of modern British policing. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
The whole idea of "self sufficiency" is fraught with peril. Redefining Self-Sufficiency « PubliCola
We will introduce legal safeguards against fraud.
Fraudsters can open current accounts to receive the illicit cash transfers. Times, Sunday Times
Fraud detectives are investigating the company, three of whose senior executives have already been arrested.
Devoted specifically to the scholarly, cross-disciplinary study of plagiary and related behaviors across the disciplines, articles in Plagiary address the issue of fraudulent contributions to disciplinary discourse communities and the potential (and actual) corruption of the professional literature and other genres of discourse as a result of such derivative and/or fraudulent "contributions" to discoursal interchange. November 2006
Unfortunately, when these rules are broken there is a real danger that an ingenuous error will evolve from self-delusion to fraud.
Most fraud on stolen cards takes place in retailers before the cardholder has reported the loss.
This latest episode in the fraud scandal has shocked a lot of people.
By contrast, Dickens's second protagonist, Oliver Twist, experiences what seems set to be his climacteric in an intensely fraught boyhood.
Where the decision has been obtained by fraud the limitation period may be extended by s32 of the Limitation Act 1980.
They claim that the fall in unemployment is based on a fraudulent manipulation of statistics.
It is too subtle and not easily found, clearly listed in the letter of credit terms, there is no forgery or hide, and therefore did not constitute fraud.
So the fraud, I mean, fraulein (Frau-Palin) and ex-everything else is concerned about scientific fraud while maintaining that her supporters have a right to question Obama's birth certificate. Palin calls for Obama to boycott climate change conference
Our'have a go' compensation culture makes whiplash the fraud of choice for too many. Times, Sunday Times
The degree of serenity that she brought to a day fraught with nerves made a profound impact. Times, Sunday Times
Details regarding the firm's demise are a little hazy, and the matter has now been referred to the Fraud Squad.
The new card will safeguard the company against fraud.
The lists are shared with fraudsters who run bogus lotteries and timeshare rip-offs. Times, Sunday Times
Obviously my slapdash cooking methods are fraught with peril. Times, Sunday Times
But as she was going to her room that night, Fräulein Rottenmeier waylaid her, and drawing her into her own, gave her strict injunctions as to how she was to address Frau Sesemann when she arrived; on no account was she to call her "grandmamma," but always to say "madam" to her. Heidi
At least a quarter -- nearly R1-billion -- of claims received could have been wasted by continued fraud and overutilisation of medical aid facilities, the investigation revealed. ANC Daily News Briefing
On the second day in Switzerland we took a scenic cogwheel up to the snowcapped Jungfrau, one of the highest peaks in the Swiss Alps. The Grace to Race
There's no need to look so fraught!
This woman is a fraud she has no medical qualifications at all.
Rep. Paul's used of the term "concentration camp" to refer to the Hamas run Gaza Strip was a loaded phrase fraught with bitter memory in Jewish history. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
But so far has he been from stirring and taking away that which is, or contradicting that which evidently appears, that he casts not so much as one single word out of the accustomed use; but taking away all figurative fraud that might hurt or endamage things, he again restored the ordinary and useful signification to words in these verses: - Essays and Miscellanies
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that. Pearl Bailey
All were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud and will be sentenced on Thursday. The Sun
His scheme was revealed as he allegedly attempted to transfer $80 million in funds from legitimate accounts into accounts he controlled using fraudulent wire transfers and counterfeit cheques.
He was a shrewd lawyer with a talent for uncovering paper trails of fraud.
Stay tuned for more articles in LH's ongoing series covering easy Terms of Service and possible wire fraud violations. Create A Dummy Account To Get Around App Store Restrictions | Lifehacker Australia
His son was sentenced to two years for conspiracy to defraud. The Sun
I am so angry this morning; the USA have elected as President a man who has consorted with a terrorist, liaised with a fraudster, lied in interviews and worshipped in a black supremacist church. BBC Radio 4 Today programme (Wed 21 Jan 08:00-08:15)
The mine, in Katanga Province, has been fraught with problems since early 2009, when Congo's government said Freeport had failed to meet the requirements of its mining-license review. Congo Reaches Long-Awaited Deal With Freeport
Arrived at the foot of the mountain (the Jungfrau, that is, the Maiden); glaciers; torrents; one of these torrents _nine hundred feet_ in height of visible descent. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals
You protect investors from companies who would use our structures to defraud people, right? Times, Sunday Times
One is that our supporters, they feel that their constitutional rights to elect the president has been deprived simply because the election fraud.
Shorthand may serve useful purposes, but when combined with short attention spans, it's foolishness bordering on fraud.
The financial sector is particularly prone to providing exceptional amounts of funds to what I call accounting "control frauds". William K. Black: How the Servant Became a Predator: Finance's Five Fatal Flaws
Credit and debit cards provide varying degrees of protection against fraud.
We believe there is fraud, but Quality Insurance doesn't have to prove that much to invalidate the policy. A KING'S RANSOM
We would wish to pursue further the criminal frauds committed by Robert Maxwell and others associated with the Daily Mirror.
The charges included racketeering, conspiracy, bank fraud, securities fraud, misapplication of funds and interstate transportation of stolen property.
Book publishers and the technology sector have had a fraught relationship over the past decade. Times, Sunday Times
But the spectre of kamikaze strikes makes any talk of the potentially positive contribution nuclear energy could make to a balanced and renewable energy supply fraught with difficulty.
What distinguishes them is not the nature of the fraud but the technical means by which it is perpetrated, and this is a matter of indifference in English law.
The fraud was discovered after two diamonds sold for $15 million to members of the Saudi royal family.
The Hammonds, intent on fraud, certainly would not have explained the proposed sale transaction to Mrs. Steed.
C., jury awarding Food Lion $ 5. 5 million in damages for fraud and trespassing.
And evils like corruption, bribery, sleaze and fraud leave an impact on young minds that yearn for an avenue to let their radical thoughts out.
High school reunions can be fraught with anxiety: what to wear? Times, Sunday Times
Once he is there, Eugene will announce himself to be a fraud, Napoleon will declare himself, and the people will rise up for their emperor.
In doing so, often they uncover fraud that took place years before. Times, Sunday Times
The life of the architect is so fraught with uncertainty and dilemmas that any clarification of the future, including astrology, is disproportionately welcome.
Tens of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money may have been defrauded from an adult education scheme, a spending watchdog has found.
Credit and debit cards provide varying degrees of protection against fraud.
Turned out the woman had been convicted of fraud, and her alma mater was the continuing education program at the women's state prison. Hire With Caution
The SEC, he said, "has no discretion-none-to fail to follow up, with serious investigations, when presented with knowledgeable, detailed, obviously highly competent, and in many respects easily 'checkable' allegations of … a huge fraud that is fooling thousands of people, stealing billions of dollars, and causing horrible injustice. News Dissector Blog
I am so angry this morning; the USA have elected as President a man who has consorted with a terrorist, liaised with a fraudster, lied in interviews and worshipped in a black supremacist church. BBC Radio 4 Today programme (Wed 21 Jan 08:00-08:15)
The international financial markets stand ready to discipline and expose fraudulent governments.
It was the most rotten of rotten boroughs, a place where the corrupt, the fraudulent and the freeloaders prospered.
They also point to what they see as the mishandling of the horsemeat contamination: 'It was an issue about fraud in the supply chain. Times, Sunday Times
The defendants in the case will be well aware that those who defraud the government of a dollar can be made to pay back three dollars. Times, Sunday Times
Countries that have gone furthest in tackling fraud have strong financial and medical accountability systems, i.e. proper accounting and reporting underpinned by solid audit regimes.
The charges included racketeering, conspiracy, bank fraud, securities fraud, misapplication of funds and interstate transportation of stolen property.
Analyzes the principle errors in measuring small dimensions by Fraunhofer diffraction , including Fraunhofer approximation error and the place detecting error of extreme value characteristic aspect.
Of course, business manuals suggest that taking over from a company founder can be fraught with difficulty. Times, Sunday Times
He was jailed for 40 months after admitting fraud and theft. The Sun
These can be used by fraudsters to work out security codes and passwords and log into customers' accounts.
The fraudsters will also ensure that the site is encrypted and appears safe, with a padlock appearing in users' browsers. Times, Sunday Times
There is no suggestion that the investors were aware of the alleged fraud. Times, Sunday Times
It may be fraudsters trying to lure you into disclosing personal details. Times, Sunday Times
Thank goodness for the debunkers like Hymes who ferret out the frauds and expose the poseurs.
Postcomm has in the past had a fraught relationship with Royal Mail, although Mr. Hooper says that it has improved over the past year. Cable Posts a Capital Proposition
The film broods over the Oxford monuments, twisting them into a disturbingly fraught pattern of jumbled editing, splitting and screeching noises and swirling, psychedelic visuals.
Seminal work on the diffraction grating was done by Joseph von Fraunhofer beginning in 1821, who demonstrated that the gratings could produce spectra of unprecedented quality.
Jim Gee, director of Counter Fraud Services at PKF, calls health-care fraud "the last great unreduced health-care cost".
He was a shrewd lawyer with a talent for uncovering paper trails of fraud.
He is charged with mail and insurance fraud and faces a total of 290 years in prison.
Wouldn't you rather stay here with me than go home to that… hausfrau?
Well, at least the person who did such a miserable job ended up in stir for defrauding another customer.
Until those in Washington turn away from the fraudulent system we have in place due to the universal embracement of keynesian economics it will only continue to get worse. Gregg defends GOP opposition, says Dems moving too far left
Scam Sensor uses a proprietary heuristic algorithm to identify fraudulent e-mails.
For the latter part of the power of the prerogative, or that whereby they are the supreme judicatory of this nation, and of the provinces of the same, the cognizances of crimes against the majesty of the people, such as high treason, as also of peculation, that is, robbery of the treasury, or defraudation of the commonwealth, appertains to this tribe. The Commonwealth of Oceana
The department, which is responsible for protecting voters' rights and preventing voter fraud, also has set up a Web site and toll-free phone number for citizens to file complaints.
The long journey through the tropical forest was fraught with danger.
Now, hang on, I bet you're Frau Penck, the treasure old Budgie was telling me about. CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD
But she's clearly running a commercial venture here: she's distributing freshly recycled stamps around the world and, quite frankly, she's committing franking fraud.
Fraudsters are seldom caught, because they are often from out of town and are using burner phones and generic email addresses.
It has a track record of exposing frauds, gives space to sceptical views, and sparks debate about controversial subjects - such as ‘Is cryptozoology a science?’
Nobody seems interested in destroying, once and for all, the vicious circle in which this "vagary" of international fraud entraps us. January 2006
At this time king Richard sent the abbat of Caen (who was also the elect of Durham) into England, to take an accompts of those that had the receipts of the kings monie: for this abbat had informed the king, that his receiuers and officers here in the realme dealt not iustlie in making their accompts, [Sidenote: Fraudulent dealing in officers.] but both deceiued the king, and oppressed his people, in exacting more than was due, and concealing that which they ought to stand accomptable for. Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (6 of 12) Richard the First
The fact that they were under the charge of the nurse effectually did away with all possibility of fraud.
So he is a fraud, a common thief in other words.
Last month, he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor voter-fraud charge.
The process is many times more fraught than merging two banks. Times, Sunday Times
Finally, an apparently valid consent may be vitiated if it is obtained by fraud, which includes cases where a professional deliberately withholds information in bad faith, or by misrepresenting the nature of the proposed care.
When U.S. District Judge Leon Jordan sentenced Farmer on Sept. 20 for that charge and four others involving his actions at the banks and with the car, the judge ordered him to pay the company about $6,500 in restitution for the fraudulent charges. Heroes or Villains?
The opposition, alleging fraud, had refused to concede defeat in Guanajuato.
Real discoveries of phenomena contrary to all previous scientific experience are very rare, while fraud, fakery, foolishness, and error resulting from overenthusiasm and delusion are all too common.
Frau Anna Langenbach will be accompanying a police officer from this place. IN LOVE AND WAR
It addresses what was then the fraught issue of food left over from pagan worship. Times, Sunday Times
Section head - the number of occasions that fraudulent claims are made, ie indicators of honesty or dishonesty.
Mankind's road to Mars is fraught with perils and unanswered questions. Times, Sunday Times
Energy Star is for the most part a self-certification program vulnerable to fraud and abuse," says the GAO report. Energy Star: A cheap and easy seal of approval
Several complaints of electoral irregularities and fraud were made.
Their extravagant lifestyle finally drew the attention of fraud investigators. Times, Sunday Times
Vulpes vult fraudem, lupus agnum, femina laudem -- this illuminates every profundity. Criminal Psychology: a manual for judges, practitioners, and students
A day later he was granted bail for offences of conspiracy to utter counterfeit currency and conspiracy to defraud.
A few months later our school principal lost his life savings in a fraudulent get-rich-quick scheme.
The five days needed to reach it after it first appeared on the horizon had been fraught with danger: a dozen rapids, violent eddies that whirled the Explorer around “like a teetotum,” interspersed with innumerable reaches through which the boat had to be towed by a dozen men hauling upon fraying ropes or by a battered skiff with splintered oars. Colossus
What politician is going to call what the public perceives to be a well-meaning group of tragedy-stricken widows a gang of frauds and liars?
This police officer's job is to detect fraud.
The same act carried out by two persons acting together may constitute conspiracy to defraud.
In some episodes where a threat lurks, the colored scribbles grow dense and fraught, mutely warning against dangers that the character is too naive to see for himself.
New measures are needed to prevent fraudsters opening bank accounts with stolen cheques.
Those whose university days are a hazy memory are more likely to get away with degree fraud, according to the agency that attempts to halt the practice. Times, Sunday Times
Selling a property in this country can be a fraught business, full of fear and trepidation and attended by frustration and delay at every point.
The story verged on the outlandish, even by the standards of the diamond district, where tales of theft and fraud are far from rare. NYT > Home Page
The financial squeeze has tempted many more to dabble in fraud.
With another Election Day approaching, conservatives are again trotting out conspiracy theories about elections stolen through voter fraud. The voter fraud racket is back!
For Stephen to lose his life over fraudulent benefit claims is a complete waste and so unnecessary.
They deny conspiring to defraud the borough's returning officer by dishonestly causing and permitting applications for proxy votes. Times, Sunday Times
Last week, the Financial Standards Authority fined a City high-flier Ravi Shankar Sinha for fraudulently obtaining £1.3m from clients of a private equity firm advised by the company of which he was UK chief executive, JC Flowers. The Redknapp affair: City limits | Editorial
He added the defendant, who had been living apart from his wife for some time, had not pre-planned the fraud and afterwards admitted he was ‘crazy’ to have done it.
And the more anyone concentrates on being relaxed, the more fraught they become.
He claimed to have evidence of widespread fraudulent reporting of fish catches, falsification of logbooks and illegal fishing in closed areas.
They are each accused of conspiracy to defraud the Returning Officer of Burnley Borough Council.
He had been jailed twice with previous convictions for battery, deception and fraud. Times, Sunday Times
She defrauded the customers who trusted her
A contract obtained by fraudulent misrepresentation is voidable, not void, even in equity.
Now fraudsters are applying similar tricks against potential enterprise victims.
Frank starts out small, forging signatures and cheques and soon moves into a rather successful succession of fake identities and fraudulent cheques.
He mistakes Vernon for an officious bartender, Irving for an interfering fellow john; meanwhile, he gets more soused and the situation more fraught.
One year ago, and Uncle Nat would have started with delight at the mention of a place so fraught with remembrances of _Dora_, but Eugenia's last cruel letter had chilled his love, and now, when he thought of Dora, it was as one incapable of either affection or gratitude. Dora Deane
They should be used against drug barons and major fraudsters - not residents behind with their council tax. The Sun
Fraud is also rife in these dodgy dealings. The Sun
He spent five years in prison for allegedly defrauding his followers of about $158 million.
Nearly 60,000 people contacted the tax office to accuse someone of fraud in 2008-09, suggesting the only thing Australians hate more than a dobber is a cheat. AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories
Allegations of fraud plagued the voting process, instigating violence in Kananga and other major cities throughout the vast nation. Emma Goldberg: American Responsibility on the Campaign Trail
Now it's hoped laser technology will protect customers and keep the fraudsters at bay.

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