Sentence examples for swindle by from inspiring English sources

Givling was started by Lizbeth Pratt who was forced to declare bankruptcy shortly after graduating loan-free from Stanford University because of "a swindle" by the manager of the business she worked at.

Swindled, by Bee Wilson (Princeton; $26.95).

Was I being swindled by a cabdriver in some clever way?

The resistance comes from a fear of being swindled by sharp foreigners, he explained.

Mr. Harriton may still face individual complaints from customers swindled by A. R. Baron employees.

East, to West: "Partner, we have just been swindled by this nice grandfatherly gentleman".

New York's attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, claimed vindication and victory for those "swindled" by the course.

(These companies claimed that they had been swindled by Ribatti, and prosecutors were unable to prove complicity on their part).

In Elmira, New York, a "rich farmer" was swindled by two "wealthy appearing men" who purported to be building a mill.

Affinity fraud victims may be people swindled by members of the same church, ethnic group or profession.

For the legions of investors who appear to have been swindled by Bernard L. Madoff, there could be some relief.