embezzlement

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In 2024, a Lithuanian court sentenced Antonov in absentia to 10.5 years in prison for embezzlement.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Marsalek, who was the Wirecard's Chief Operating Officer, has since been charged with fraud and embezzlement, suspected of having inflated company's balance sheet total and sales volume.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Rabat represented Pinochet in a case of embezzlement of public funds.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

If that happened, then whoever took his place would certainly discover the embezzlement.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar