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misappropriate

verb as in use wrongly; steal

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Department of Justice on Thursday announced charges against two real estate executives accused, in two unrelated cases, of misappropriating millions of dollars in state funds allocated to combat homelessness.

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The same day Alex released his statement, his former law firm said he resigned after they discovered he had been misappropriating money.

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The investigators asked about a whistleblower’s allegations that the startup stock exchange had misappropriated investor funds, the people said.

“I just know any block grant or any funding that would be left up to state officials on Title I money would be misappropriated in terms of the intent,” Phillis said.

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He has said he cut ties with Epstein after he learned he had "misappropriated vast sums of money from him and his family".

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