attempt at deception
attempted fraud

So you see, Doctor, there was no attempt at deception on my part.

The attempt at deception was too involved and would only grow more complicated.

Funny how the least attempt at deception always seemed to make life more complicated.

In that case, every attempt at deception will prove useless.

The real innocence went far beyond his shallow attempts at deception.

I needn't have bothered with my wee attempt at deception.

But she did not doubt for one instant that the Captain would see through any attempt at deception.

East won the club lead with the king, an attempt at deception, and shifted to the diamond jack.

With no attempt at deception, he pressed the firing button.

Moreover, even attempts at deception often reveal subtle understanding of what others think and feel.

Her very first attempt at deception, and he'd nailed her but good.

And now here he was, without even a token attempt at deception or concealment.

And all attempts at deception would therefore be wasted.

Despite the gravity of the attempt at deception, the chief said, the youths have learned their lesson and will not be charged.

This government's attempts at deception have resulted in a loss of trust in the public eye.

This provided a third dimension that permitted the allies to know if and when their attempts at deception had been believed.

The audience reacted without any attempt at deception.

"The important thing is that we were not fooled by their amateurish attempt at deception.

Anyhow-Richard was firm-he would have no part in such a futile attempt at deception.

I replied, shrugging my shoulders at this poor attempt at deception.

There was no attempt at deception or ruse.

She saw no attempt at deception, no trace of an attempt to manipulate.

Minnie is visibly disgusted by this attempt at deception.

By comparison, German intelligence had no similar avenue of feedback and were never able to know if their attempts at deception had been effective.

After some initial attempts at deception planning, the department was tasked with bringing Bodyguard to fruition.

In April 2009, he was charged with attempted fraud and embezzlement of state funds.

The confiscation of his father's goods for attempted fraud in 1331 had left him without an inheritance.

They also reported more forms of attempted fraud.

"The insurance company's allegations and limited evidence of attempted fraud are sufficient cause for this board to question your conduct.

Email solicitations to purchase goods or services may be instances of attempted fraud.

He is later imprisoned for an (unrelated) attempted fraud on the Bank of England.

The account was immediately closed, and Matlack was held on the charge of attempted fraud.

It sounds like people with illnesses and disabilities are being treated as being guilty of attempted fraud.

In April 2009, Storchak was charged with attempted fraud, 18 months after his detention.

State officials quickly detected the attempted fraud, however, and the money was never paid, Mr. Zimmerman said.

The device is also now used in branches, replacing traditional chip and pin devices in order to further prevent attempted fraud.

After Mr. Augustine failed to recall what movie he had seen, he admitted the attempted fraud.

The two Canadians were accused of being parties to an attempted fraud, which is also a criminal offense but which carries lesser penalties.

Reports from around the nation today showed only relatively minor and scattered incidents of violence, attempted fraud or the stealing of ballot boxes.

"Bankrupt, charged with assault, attempted fraud, consorting with criminals.

It held that the will was void as a legal and physical impossibility because of Martin's blindness, or as being an attempted fraud on the state.

Having admitted one count of attempted fraud, Phillips was found guilty of handling stolen goods on 7 December 2009.

Norman was also able to secure a significant financial concession on the purchase price for the Cesar Chavez Board because of the attempted fraud.

Scriven stated she would entertain a motion for sanctions against Prenda and its attorneys for "attempted fraud on the Court."

A follow-up police investigation resulted in syndicate leaders being convicted of attempted fraud, although they received relatively small fines from a sympathetic judge [1].

I believe that the text should enable us to limit the amount of fraud, even if it cannot put a stop to all attempted fraud on its own.

Mr. Gucci, 40 years old, was given a one-year suspended jail sentence on Nov. 7 for attempted fraud over the inheritance of company shares.

In the event of an attempted fraud, you will be advised what to do by the IPS Fraud Team.

In 1926 the anonymously-published Whispering Gallery, purporting to be diary pages from leading political figures, caused him to be prosecuted for attempted fraud.

Capital punishment is also imposed on inchoate offenses, that is, attempted crimes which are not actually fully carried out, including repeat offenses such as attempted fraud.