"To perpetuate the fraud" means to continue or prolong a dishonest or deceitful act or scheme. It refers to the act of making sure the fraud continues and is not exposed or stopped. Full definition
On Friday, the Ontario Securities Commission ordered the resignation of Sino - Forest executies who it said appeared to be engaging in acts they know or reasonably ought to know perpetuate a fraud. (canadianbusiness.com)
The teacher evaluation program that is in place in Los Angeles, according to the petition, «does not comply with the Stull Act» and «perpetuates a fraud on the community» by letting teachers get high evaluation ratings whether or not their students are learning the material listed in the curriculum - content standards. (educationnext.org)
Meanwhile Jeff Lamoureaux commented I lost even more respect for Engadget with this «article» and finally CubeJockey lamented «I am sure that all authors are happy that BI perpetuated the fraud by explaining this step - by - step guide to its 17 readers how to exploit this «loophole.» (goodereader.com)