embezzlement
Example Sentences
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Toulouse told AFP they were glad an investigation had been opened saying they and Jaminet were the victims of "embezzlement".
From Barron's
The complaint goes on to accuse her of "committing embezzlement" by "willfully, intentionally, deliberately and maliciously" depositing checks from her health plan into her personal account.
From Salon
Lasso, who has an antagonistic relationship with lawmakers, is accused of political responsibility for alleged embezzlement connected to an oil shipping contract between public company Flopec and a private sector business.
From Reuters
When he discovers the family's slush fund and tax evasion schemes, he is accused of embezzlement and killed, all in the first episode.
From Salon
The embezzlement accusations concern a shipping contract for crude oil between public company Flopec and private sector business Amazonas Tanker Pool Company LLC.
From Reuters
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