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
Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
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Girardi, who was married to Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member Erika Girardi, was recently found guilty of embezzling more than $15 million from his law firm’s clients.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
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The nation’s last cabinet minister charged with graft was Wee Toon Boon, who was found guilty in 1975 and jailed for accepting gifts.Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
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Iswaran was initially charged with 35 counts including graft.Josh Xiao and Yihui Xie / Bloomberg, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
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Prior to these robbery convictions, Portades was convicted of robbery as a minor, as well as drug and weapons charges as an adult.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Moore’s lawyers said his original attorneys did not analyze the crime scene carefully and left unchallenged prosecutors’ contention that Moore, who came into the store unarmed, fired at a customer and that his intention from the start was a robbery.Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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There, a 23-year-old man, who police said was caught on home surveillance cameras swiping delivery packages, was arrested and arraigned last week in district court and charged with five counts of larceny.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2024
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Court docs show that Avery was charged with felony breaking and entering and larceny.Liza Esquibias, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Embezzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzling. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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