as in embezzlement
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to steal money that you have been trusted with
He was caught embezzling money from his clients.
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Recent Examples of embezzling
Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
In August, Girardi was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud for embezzling millions of dollars from his law firm’s clients, then using the funds to underwrite a lavish lifestyle for him and his now-estranged wife, reality TV star Erika Girardi.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
She had been put on death row by a Ho Chi Minh City court in April for embezzling more than $12 billion – an amount equivalent to roughly 3% of Vietnam’s entire economy.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
One wrinkle for her could be her ongoing trial on accusations of embezzling European Union funds, in which prosecutors are requesting a five-year ban from public office.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Her lawyer spoke Wednesday for the last time at the trial in Paris on charges of embezzling European Parliament funds.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The former manager of Nellie's Southern Kitchen in Belmont, which is owned by the Jonas family (yes, the Jonas Brothers' family), has been accused of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the restaurant.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
The lawsuit also claimed that the producers schemed to inflate the film’s budget and pocket the excess funds, embezzling roughly AU $900,000.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
The Paris prosecutor on Wednesday requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at a trial where she and 24 others are accused of embezzling European Union funds.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Girardi was found guilty in August of four counts of wire fraud for embezzling millions of dollars from his law firm’s clients, then using the funds to underwrite a lavish lifestyle for himself and his now-estranged wife, reality TV star Erika Girardi.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
In August, Girardi was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud for embezzling millions of dollars from his law firm’s clients, then using the funds to underwrite a lavish lifestyle for him and his now-estranged wife, reality TV star Erika Girardi.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
She had been put on death row by a Ho Chi Minh City court in April for embezzling more than $12 billion – an amount equivalent to roughly 3% of Vietnam’s entire economy.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
One wrinkle for her could be her ongoing trial on accusations of embezzling European Union funds, in which prosecutors are requesting a five-year ban from public office.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Her lawyer spoke Wednesday for the last time at the trial in Paris on charges of embezzling European Parliament funds.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The former manager of Nellie's Southern Kitchen in Belmont, which is owned by the Jonas family (yes, the Jonas Brothers' family), has been accused of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the restaurant.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
The lawsuit also claimed that the producers schemed to inflate the film’s budget and pocket the excess funds, embezzling roughly AU $900,000.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
The Paris prosecutor on Wednesday requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at a trial where she and 24 others are accused of embezzling European Union funds.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzling
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The tragedy, coming so soon after a renovation project that cost €65 million ($67.7 million), put an immediate spotlight on graft in Serbia – both in the railway project and within the government more broadly.—
Dominique Soguel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
26 Feb. 2025
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Whatever Van Nistelrooy has seen in training that has left him using the young Argentine so sparingly must be serious because the Brighton loanee is a player with guile and graft.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Also Thursday, Oklahoma conducted that state's first execution of the year, putting to death an Arkansan for a random home-invasion robbery that left a woman dead.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of people have returned to their homes in Central Sudan, though late on Wednesday activists in Omdurman warned that some soldiers have engaged in robbery.—
Reuters,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Michael Giano, 36, was charged Wednesday with two counts each of third-degree burglary and second-degree criminal mischief and a single count of sixth-degree larceny, according to the Wethersfield Police Department.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2025
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Sage was convicted of larceny and disseminating indecent material to a minor.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Embezzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzling. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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