embezzlement

Example Sentences

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Murrell is yet to make a plea on the embezzlement charge.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

For more than a decade, he exposed alleged corruption and embezzlement among senior Russian officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

The president's family also faces the threat of an embezzlement investigation in France, the country's former colonial ruler, where they have extensive property holdings.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

American writer O. Henry, hiding in Honduras to avoid embezzlement charges back home, coined the term for such places: “banana republic External link.”

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

If Mom really is a not-so-good person, could she possibly be guilty of embezzlement after all?

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller