He was always cautious not to commit himself to any of Skeeter's perpetually shady schemes.

Throughout his life, William Avery Rockefeller gained a reputation for shady schemes rather than productive work.

Davis attempts to capitalise on his success through shady betting schemes, something Telford wants no part of.

Back when we were in the south, beyond the Sea of Torments, he had been involved in every shady scheme he could find.

Jared has married the daughter of a bootlegger and is involved in shady schemes himself.

He led a life of adventure: "he circumnavigated the globe, engaged in various curious occupations, participated in many shady schemes."

Suspects that his parents are on Catalina as part of a shady scheme, even though his parents deny it.

The prospective buyers are a collection of deliciously slithery creatures who are busy working their own shady schemes.

In desperation, he even devised a shady scheme under which he guaranteed scholarships at his own old College, Pembroke, for a fee of twenty guineas.

Franchising regulation grew up in response to shady franchising schemes that flourished in the 1960's and early 1970's, costing many investors their life savings.