as in to steal
to steal money that you have been trusted with
He was caught embezzling money from his clients.
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Recent Examples of embezzle
In a lawsuit pending in Los Angeles Superior Court, Shangri-La has accused its former CFO, Cody Holmes, of embezzling housing money and spending it on personal extravagances, including tickets to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, jewelry and rent for a Beverly Hills mansion.
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Anna Scott, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
This includes staging a lottery only to embezzle the funds and disappear overnight—or to rig it so that a predetermined recipient is awarded the cash paid by other participants.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
For the laundering charge, Smith is accused of initiating the transfer of $65,000 in funds embezzled from the conservancy from a bank account held by The Joseph Group & Associates LLC to an account held by First Round Management LLC on or about Sept. 24, 2021.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2024
The Mississippi Department of Human Services filed a civil lawsuit against him and other defendants, citing text messages between Favre and officials as evidence of his involvement in embezzling funds.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
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Anna Scott, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
This includes staging a lottery only to embezzle the funds and disappear overnight—or to rig it so that a predetermined recipient is awarded the cash paid by other participants.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
For the laundering charge, Smith is accused of initiating the transfer of $65,000 in funds embezzled from the conservancy from a bank account held by The Joseph Group & Associates LLC to an account held by First Round Management LLC on or about Sept. 24, 2021.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2024
The Mississippi Department of Human Services filed a civil lawsuit against him and other defendants, citing text messages between Favre and officials as evidence of his involvement in embezzling funds.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
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The two-act ballet is set to Tchaikovsky's famous score, but the kids, dressed in everything from icicles to walking walnuts, steal the show.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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Back at the Manhattan Suite, the living and dining spaces steal the show.Spencer Whaley, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Upon its release in 2001, Shrek was one of the highest-grossing films of the box office that year, usurped by Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.Sara Belcher, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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By August, the word had already started to be usurped by another buzzworthy ethos that emerged from TikTok, courtesy of content creator Jools Lebron.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Toya Robertson, a former employee of the Orleans Parish sheriff's office, was arrested on several charges relating to a scheme to misappropriate more than $90,000 from the Louisiana agency's Inmate Trust Fund, according to a news release.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Now it’s misappropriated the visual language of many other retail and consumer goods brands to look more progressive.Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Embezzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzle. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.
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