wangle

Noun

• an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery

Verb

• tamper, with the purpose of deception
  • Fudge the figures
    
  • cook the books
    
  • falsify the data
    

• achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  wangling , fudge , manipulate , fake , falsify , cook , misrepresent , finagle , manage