A hoax is something intended to deceive or defraud. Insurance fraud is any act committed to defraud an insurance process. The indictments included nine counts of conspiracy to defraud. He was later convicted and imprisoned for attempting to defraud investors. Rigdon was also accused to "leaguing with dishonest persons in endeavoring to defraud the innocent". It alleged violations of the RICO statute, essentially a scheme to defraud. The coins were seized and Baraban was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States. Meng is "charged with conspiracy to defraud multiple international institutions", according to the prosecutor. Meng was charged with "conspiracy to defraud multiple international institutions", according to the prosecutor. In January 2017, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud at Wood Green Crown Court. He was convicted of conspiracy to defraud in 1889 and served two years' imprisonment. Marcinko was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the government on January 24, 1990. In 1934, the requirement of an intent to defraud was eliminated. He concocted a scheme which, on his counsel's admission, did defraud men and women. Which was part of a scheme to defraud the government.