embezzlement
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Amy Knox, the former chief operating officer of Harm Reduction-SD, was charged with three felony counts of misappropriating public money and three felony counts of embezzlement.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 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
Among the charges levelled at Damiba by Burkina Faso's military government are "criminal embezzlement of public funds, illicit enrichment, corruption, aggravated receiving of stolen goods and money laundering", said Togo's justice ministry in a statement.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
Even he didn’t know the extent of her embezzlement.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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