The phrase "a sham from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is a deceptive or false representation originating from a specific source.
Example: "The report was revealed to be a sham from the very beginning, misleading investors about the company's true financial status."
Alternatives: "a fraud from" or "a deception from".
I saw its pathologies, including squalor and nostalgia, revealing the true and hidden face of an order that had been a sham from the start.
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed related civil charges, contending that the arrangement was, in the S.E.C's words, "a sham from its inception".
Only in one study both stimulators buzzed identically during treatment [15], and thus it was not possible to distinguish a sham from a real stimulator without testing both devices in parallel.
The New Republic took these steps only after Forbes Digital Tool informed the magazine that it was going to publish a story that proved "Hack Heaven" was a sham from top to bottom.
Kim objected to the accusation that he fraudulently obtained a green card in the United States by taking a sham job from Simmons, the Kim family spokesman, Bill Schechter, said yesterday.
Pound also led the investigation of the Salt Lake City scandal, and yet he received fewer votes than Kim, who was given a "most serious" warning for nepotism that included the allegation that his son received a sham job from the bid committee.
It led to a nine-month sting operation in which agents and cooperating witnesses posed as patients, said Barry W. Mawn, the assistant director in charge of the New York office of the F.B.I. "Our investigation uncovered a sham operation from top to bottom, the main purpose of which was not to care for the sick and injured but, rather, to make as much money as possible," Mr. Mawn said.
Why was it necessary to secure a sham document from the American consul in Cuba?
He also announced that he will also sue Ryan Seacrest, E Entertainment Televisionn and Comcast for their part in promoting what he suspects was a "sham marriage" from the beginning.
"It's been a complete sham, from start to finish," he continues.
Mr. Danson's stay-at-home husband becomes a reluctant collaborator who agrees to run a sham consulting business from the house as a cover story for their affluence.
