1.   She was dragooned into agreeing to the fraudulent scheme.

2.   An FBI official said that several complaints about the same provider may indicate a pattern of abuse or a fraudulent scheme.

3.   A California man was convicted Friday of bilking thousands of investors across the country through a fraudulent scheme that purported to invest in housing for the poor.

4.   According to court documents, Elion developed the scam as a way of raising money to participate in another fraudulent scheme based in Nigeria.

5.   Accounting firms are often sued by investors charging that fraudulent schemes could not have been carried out without their aid.

6.   Criminal complaints accuse Pecard, who was cross-certified as a deputy, of fraudulent schemes, theft, forgery and sexual abuse.

7.   Dr. Curtis Rollins is charged with fraudulent schemes and practices, possession of dangerous drugs, possession of narcotic drugs, theft and possession of drug paraphernalia.

8.   Gehring was charged with fraudulent schemes and hindering prosecution, stemming from the attempt to pass the money orders, all signed by Schweitzer.

9.   Lauersen, a well-known Manhattan gynecologist and fertility expert, did not deal with Medicare or Medicaid, the government insurance programs that often attract fraudulent billing schemes.

10.   Misleading a contributor about the proposed use of a donation could constitute a fraudulent scheme of theft.