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embezzling

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verb

present participle of embezzle

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Recent Examples of embezzling
Verb
Girardi was found guilty in August of four counts of wire fraud for embezzling millions of dollars from his law firm’s clients, then using the funds to underwrite a lavish lifestyle for himself and his now-estranged wife, reality TV star Erika Girardi. Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024 In August, Girardi was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud for embezzling millions of dollars from his law firm’s clients, then using the funds to underwrite a lavish lifestyle for him and his now-estranged wife, reality TV star Erika Girardi. Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 She had been put on death row by a Ho Chi Minh City court in April for embezzling more than $12 billion – an amount equivalent to roughly 3% of Vietnam’s entire economy. Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024 One wrinkle for her could be her ongoing trial on accusations of embezzling European Union funds, in which prosecutors are requesting a five-year ban from public office. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024 Her lawyer spoke Wednesday for the last time at the trial in Paris on charges of embezzling European Parliament funds. Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024 The former manager of Nellie's Southern Kitchen in Belmont, which is owned by the Jonas family (yes, the Jonas Brothers' family), has been accused of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the restaurant. Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024 The lawsuit also claimed that the producers schemed to inflate the film’s budget and pocket the excess funds, embezzling roughly AU $900,000. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024 The Paris prosecutor on Wednesday requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at a trial where she and 24 others are accused of embezzling European Union funds. Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzling
Noun
  • Corruption and graft were prevalent in that environment, and federal employment meant absolute fealty to the president.
    Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Outbreaks between 2015 and 2017, in Georgia homeless shelters, and a 2021 nationwide outbreak resulting from patients infected from contaminated bone grafts have been larger, the federal agency said in an email.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Neighbors talked about daily robberies, rapes, and assaults.
    Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The report also showed that major felony crime fell by 2% overall, with robberies, burglaries and grand larceny down, but murders and felony assaults up.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Gabriela Rivera, 21, of Waterbury was charged with larceny of a motor vehicle (first offense) and was released on $1,000 bond.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The bill would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to detain people who are in the United States without legal status who are arrested, charged with or accused of certain crimes including burglary, theft, larceny and shoplifting, or assaulting a law enforcement officer.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025

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“Embezzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzling. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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