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Recent Examples of embezzlement
Rappa appeared in court last week and pleaded not guilty to charges including embezzlement and larceny.
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Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Gonzalez faces two counts of fraud exceeding $50,000, two counts of grand theft, 61 counts of uttering false instruments and 59 counts of embezzlement, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
An Eagle man has been sentenced to 52 months in federal prison on embezzlement and tax fraud charges, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026
Williams said the claims of embezzlement are not true.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
He and his business partner had been locked in a blistering dispute about embezzlement.
—Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Tom Girardi's $15 million embezzlement case The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Girardi seemed to be living a luxurious and happy life with her husband, Tom Girardi, when her entire world was turned upside down.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Reina faces embezzlement, fraud and grand theft charges in connection to what prosecutors described as a multi-year scheme to finance luxury international travel, home renovations and paying for his kids’ college tuition.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Early last year, Moore died by suicide after being accused of embezzlement by his former business partner, Robert Scott Brooks, who served as Winthrop’s chief investment officer.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Gonzalez faces two counts of fraud exceeding $50,000, two counts of grand theft, 61 counts of uttering false instruments and 59 counts of embezzlement, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
An Eagle man has been sentenced to 52 months in federal prison on embezzlement and tax fraud charges, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026
Williams said the claims of embezzlement are not true.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
He and his business partner had been locked in a blistering dispute about embezzlement.
—Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Tom Girardi's $15 million embezzlement case The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Girardi seemed to be living a luxurious and happy life with her husband, Tom Girardi, when her entire world was turned upside down.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Reina faces embezzlement, fraud and grand theft charges in connection to what prosecutors described as a multi-year scheme to finance luxury international travel, home renovations and paying for his kids’ college tuition.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Early last year, Moore died by suicide after being accused of embezzlement by his former business partner, Robert Scott Brooks, who served as Winthrop’s chief investment officer.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzlement
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But the Knicks went 1-3 against the Pistons last year before beating them in six games in the first round last season — a series the Pistons remember vividly as a robbery of epic proportions.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Alexander William Schecter, 26, was charged with kidnapping to commit another crime, first-degree residential robbery, two counts of forcible oral copulation and forcible rape, all of which are felonies, according to a news release shared by the DA's Office.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Gastineau raises several claims, including breach of contract and misappropriation of his NIL.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Jurors in that case were told about the Lion Air misappropriation.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Rappa appeared in court last week and pleaded not guilty to charges including embezzlement and larceny.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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There were 851 larceny cases in 2025, down from 1,071 cases in 2024.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Cadaveric bones have also been recycled in dental grafts.—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
7 Apr. 2026
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The investigation began in October 2025 when Cooper reported that a large number of Medtronic Infuse bone graft devices and other medical supplies were missing.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Critics singled out her performance as scene-stealing.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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By this token, the politician who steals scraps of another’s rhetoric (even if the actual stealing is performed by speechwriters) is derided as if he had been found watching pornography.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Rappa has been charged with two counts of embezzlement or misapplication by a fiduciary, two counts of larceny over $1,200, and the unauthorized practice of law.—
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Teams are required to demonstrate that there was a misapplication of the official playing rules, as opposed to an error in judgment by game officials, according to the NBA.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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Planning and thievery on this scale bespeaks a ring of metal poaching.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Unlike Coop, whose thievery is driven by financial desperation, Hamm’s hypothetical motivation is pure mischief.—
Ryan Brennan
April 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Violence is used to enforce discipline, and those accused of theft or rule violations may be executed or disappeared.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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The woman took a deal and pleaded guilty in September to being an accessory to a felony and to misdemeanor theft, which dismissed a tampering with evidence charge and a second accessory count.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Embezzlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzlement. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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