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Recent Examples of embezzlement
He was initially charged with six counts of money laundering, embezzlement, grand theft and misappropriation of public funds in that case.
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Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Bannon was arrested in August 2020 on Guo’s yacht in Connecticut and charged in connection with a separate embezzlement scheme.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 June 2026
Last year, Vietnam removed the death penalty for eight offenses including embezzlement.
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Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Among the grounds listed are fraud, embezzlement, theft, misappropriation of district resources, breach of fiduciary duty, neglect of duties, criminal convictions, violations of law, policy violations, dishonesty, insubordination and failure to perform contractual obligations.
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Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
The wife of former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement from a non-profit organization, the Michigan attorney general's office said.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Jail records show Bryant, 51, has been charged with three counts of embezzlement, fraud and one count of grand theft larceny.
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Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Warren Fairley — who briefly took over as Boilermakers president in 2023 after Jones was ousted by his executive council for misusing union money — and Jones’ son, Cullen Jones, pleaded guilty in March to one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of embezzlement from a labor organization.
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Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Bannon was arrested in August 2020 on Guo’s yacht in Connecticut and charged in connection with a separate embezzlement scheme.
—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 June 2026
Last year, Vietnam removed the death penalty for eight offenses including embezzlement.
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Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Among the grounds listed are fraud, embezzlement, theft, misappropriation of district resources, breach of fiduciary duty, neglect of duties, criminal convictions, violations of law, policy violations, dishonesty, insubordination and failure to perform contractual obligations.
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Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
The wife of former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement from a non-profit organization, the Michigan attorney general's office said.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Jail records show Bryant, 51, has been charged with three counts of embezzlement, fraud and one count of grand theft larceny.
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Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Warren Fairley — who briefly took over as Boilermakers president in 2023 after Jones was ousted by his executive council for misusing union money — and Jones’ son, Cullen Jones, pleaded guilty in March to one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of embezzlement from a labor organization.
—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzlement
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The Boulder County Sheriff's Office is investigating a robbery and assault that left a 73-year-old hiker unconscious and his wallet gone.
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Some of those arrested were undocumented migrants detained for violating immigration rules, while others were arrested for public violence, harboring illegal immigrants and robbery.
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He was initially charged with six counts of money laundering, embezzlement, grand theft and misappropriation of public funds in that case.
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The court noted that CUTSA purported to establish a uniform, exclusive remedy for misappropriation only of information meeting the definition of a trade secret.
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Both suspects now face additional charges, including 28 counts of payment card theft, larceny, identity theft and conspiracy.
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Wayne White, 63, of Detroit, is charged with three counts of larceny by conversion ($20,000 or more), each a 10-year felony.
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After retiring, the linebacker underwent a surprising makeover, receiving 5,300 grafts of hair in a transplant facilitated by Restore.
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Both of these techniques involve extracting individual grafts from the donor area, but how it’s implanted is what makes a difference here.
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Luke Locklear, 29, of Lumberton, is charged with felony conspiracy, and altering/stealing/destroying criminal evidence by taking it from the home and burning it, a warrant says.
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Sale and Ventura engaged in a heated argument a few days later after Sale demanded Ventura call out the Tigers for the sign-stealing.
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Porter was charged with five felony counts of theft of service over $30,000 and one count of misapplication of a trust fund, which is a misdemeanor.
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An improved driver assistance suite now packages standard lane departure prevention, traffic sign recognition, intelligent emergency braking, and pedal misapplication collision prevention.
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Instead, this is a story of thievery.
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There could be a confluence of events helping fuel that brand of across-the-board thievery.
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Other alleged thefts included $84,000 from an I-95 southbound rest stop in Madison, $66,400 from an I-95 northbound rest stop in Branford and multiple hits in Darien totaling more than $177,000.
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The thefts occurred at eight ATMs, in the city of Milford and at rest stops in Fairfield, Branford, Madison and Darien.
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“Embezzlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzlement. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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