misappropriate

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The most famous case involved the Gupta brothers—Ajay, Atul and Rajesh—who were accused of using ties to the ANC to engage in corruption and bribery to misappropriate state assets, according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Kenyan academic Karuti Kanyinga agrees that the social media content feeds into a desire for accountable leaders who can change Africa, do not misappropriate resources and try to uplift people from poverty.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

"It was wrong to misappropriate and disseminate Coinbase's property."

From Reuters • Feb. 7, 2023

In February, Schrock and McManus pleaded guilty to conspiracy to misappropriate public funds.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2021

“To suggest that anybody in this class—the Junior class of Central High—would deliberately misappropriate these questions is beyond imagination,” declared Mr. Sharp, with sudden gravity.

From The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize by Morrison, Gertrude W.