Sentence examples for swindling from inspiring English sources

Swindling people who trust you is more prevalent than you might thinkMISTRUST of mainstream finance is all the rage.

John Kenneth Galbraith, economist (1908 2006), Money: Whence It Came, Where It Went (1975)"Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity under the name of funding is but swindling futurity on a large scale".

Such incidents are not so surprising in a lucrative trade marred by thieving, swindling and espionage.

The False Claims Act was passed during the civil war, to stop contractors from swindling the Union army.

See articleA judge in Houston decided that Sir Allen Stanford should remain in jail until the start of his trial for allegedly swindling investors.

China has taken to bullying and even swindling its suitors.

After a year of unethical bankers, swindling MPs and the defacement of war memorials by students, I am starting to think that the government is looking in the wrong place for Britain's "character".Joanne Harrower Brussels* SIR – A letter to the editor stated that "because of the upper limit on payroll taxes, Social Security is regressive and redistributes wealth to the rich" (December 4th).

A higher oil price has made Russia's economy look a shade perkier, but problems of debt, swindling and under-investment remain.If Russia breaks its promises, the IMF and its western backers will face a hard choice later this summer, when debt repayments peak.

Mr Ibrahim was arrested at gunpoint in the middle of the night, and charged, along with a score of his employees, with swindling donors, accepting foreign money without permission, and smearing Egypt's reputation.

The competition is increased by the ease with which almost anyone in China can buy a fake degree.On July 3rd a former Ministry of Education official went on trial in Beijing charged with swindling students who hoped to study in America.

It was published in 1821 by William Playfair, a Scottish engineer, political economist and scoundrel: he was convicted of libel in England and swindling in France.