The phrase "perpetrated a fraud" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
It means to commit or carry out a deception or dishonest act. Example: The company CEO was arrested for allegedly perpetrating a fraud by embezzling millions of dollars from the company's funds.
Early on, Parker had told Franks that, if he became convinced that Biro had perpetrated a fraud, "I fully intend to prosecute this guy".
In an affidavit, the Wises said that Biro and his father had "perpetrated a fraud, in that they knowingly sold... a forgery".
Michael J. Sullivan, the United States attorney in Boston, called the agreement "evidence of our commitment to vigorously investigate and prosecute those who have perpetrated a fraud on American taxpayers".
In papers filed today, they said they intended to argue that the federal government had perpetrated "a fraud on the court" by not handing over the documents during the trial.
In Washington, Kristin Hamrick, a spokeswoman for Dr. James Dobson's Focus on the Family, based in Colorado Springs, said, "Alfred Kinsey perpetrated a fraud on American parents by claiming that his perversions were normal and that children should be encouraged to follow in his footsteps, and the fraud is continued at taxpayer expense".
I perpetrated a fraud on you.'" You know!
Pay money simply to perpetrate a fraud?
It's almost like perpetrating a fraud.
To report that this session produced earth-shattering news would be to perpetrate a fraud.
Mr. Hamdani was not perpetrating a fraud, as implied in a New York Post article about which the Hamdanis remain bitter.
About 56,000 people are caught every year perpetrating a fraud, which is about 1.1% of those receiving benefits.
