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
The judge also handed down guilty verdicts for embezzling public funds to eight other current or former members of her party who, like her, previously served as European Parliament lawmakers.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors previously said Girardi embezzled clients out of $15 million over a span of 10 years, from 2010 to 2020.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 3 June 2025
Pullman was also convicted of embezzling and misusing SPAM funds for personal use by using a debit card tied to a SPAM bank account — paying for thousands of dollars of meals and travel for his romantic partner.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
His firm Girardi Keese collapsed in late 2020 after Girardi was accused in a lawsuit of embezzling money meant for clients the firm was representing in litigation over an airplane crash in Indonesia.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 2 June 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors previously said Girardi embezzled clients out of $15 million over a span of 10 years, from 2010 to 2020.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 3 June 2025
Pullman was also convicted of embezzling and misusing SPAM funds for personal use by using a debit card tied to a SPAM bank account — paying for thousands of dollars of meals and travel for his romantic partner.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
His firm Girardi Keese collapsed in late 2020 after Girardi was accused in a lawsuit of embezzling money meant for clients the firm was representing in litigation over an airplane crash in Indonesia.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 2 June 2025
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The group later stole Samsung electronics valued at $14,081, authorities alleged.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
21 June 2025
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The Twins spent all day playing from behind after starter Simeon Woods Richardson gave up hits to two of the first three batters and Jeffers airmailed a throw into the outfield trying to nab Christian Yelich stealing second.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
21 June 2025
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The administration hailed the ruling as a monumental check on the powers of individual district court judges, whom Trump supporters have argued want to usurp the president’s authority with rulings blocking his priorities around immigration and other matters.—
Tim Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2025
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The administration hailed the ruling as a monumental check on the powers of individual district court judges, whom Trump supporters have argued are usurping the president’s authority with rulings blocking his priorities on immigration and other matters.—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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In 2016, on the verge of being caught for misappropriating millions from his celebrity NFL clients to finance terrible feature films, Blazer confessed his crimes to the federal government and explained how the underbelly of college sports really worked, in gruesome detail.—
Guy Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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The charter school acknowledged in March its wrongdoing and offered to pay back $13 million in state funds attributed to misappropriating attendance in the 2021-22 school year, according to ABC10.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2025
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“Embezzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzle. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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