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embezzling

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verb

present participle of embezzle
as in stealing
to steal money that you have been trusted with He was caught embezzling money from his clients.

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Recent Examples of embezzling
Verb
Elle and her friends discover that Dean and the head of their school, Principal Anderson (Matt Oberg), are embezzling funds. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 1 July 2026 The initiative ultimately collapsed in 2024 after the company’s founder, Joanna Smith-Griffith, was accused of embezzling funds amid data privacy concerns and whistleblower allegations. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026 As part of his plea agreement, Smith admitted to embezzling millions from the Conservancy from November 2012 until May 2024. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 18 June 2026 The former president and treasurer of an Elk Grove youth sports league was arrested this month for allegedly embezzling over $100,000 from the organization, police said. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026 Fred, their oldest surviving child, was suspended from Princeton for cheating, then caught embezzling from his Seattle employer to feed, Church suspected, a gambling habit. — Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 The former head of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce faces more than 50 charges for allegedly embezzling more than $100,000 in chamber funds. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026 He was accused of embezzling client funds for his own personal spending; he was sued by his former law firm partners; and his law firm was facing bankruptcy. — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 Getting away with embezzling money from a country club is one thing; getting away with murder is another. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzling
  1. embezzlement
  2. stealing
  3. misappropriation
  4. misappropriating
  5. graft
  6. misusing
  7. robbery
  8. larceny
Noun
  • Le Pen was sentenced in March 2025 to four years in prison, with two suspended, and a five-year ban on running for office, over her National Rally party’s alleged embezzlement of European Union funds.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026
  • Turner was charged with three felony counts of embezzlement of more than $100,000 from L-Town Charities, based out of Denver, North Carolina.
    — Mark Price July 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
Definition of embezzlement
Verb
  • Peterson left office in 2017 after pleading guilty to stealing from his own campaign fund.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • He’s accused of stealing $3 million from the client’s Northern Trust account involving about 200 transactions over a decade until he was fired from the private wealth-management bank in fall 2024.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of stealing
Noun
  • Yang also was convicted of embezzlement, offering bribes, misappropriation of public funds, abuse of power and money laundering in one of the most dramatic corruption cases in recent years in terms of the sheer scale of the bribes involved.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • Prosecutors in 2017 charged him with six counts of embezzlement, grand theft, money laundering and misappropriation of public funds in connection with his time as CEO of the now-defunct Stockton Boys and Girls Club.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of misappropriation
Verb
  • Following a federal investigation and an internal CBS probe, Davis was dismissed for misappropriating $94,000 from the label — money used in part to pay for his son’s bar mitzvah and family vacations.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • However, in May 1973, following a federal investigation and an internal CBS probe, he was summarily fired for misappropriating $94,000 from the label.
    — Chris Morris, Variety, 22 June 2026
Definition of misappropriating
Noun
  • The final number depends entirely on the graft count, and that count is determined during the procedure.
    — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • For her, the immunosuppressant drugs to prevent graft rejection were nothing new.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 July 2026
Definition of graft
Verb
  • This comes six months after a jury found Rinsch guilty of misusing funds in connection with the production of an unfinished Netflix series.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • But he was ejected from the company in 1973 for allegedly misusing corporate funds, and pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
    — Chris Morris, Variety, 22 June 2026
Definition of misusing
Noun
  • He was found guilty of murder, attempted murder and robbery and scheduled to be sentenced in May.
    — Sydney Brammer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • Police are investigating a robbery that occurred Wednesday morning in a hotel near downtown Fort Worth.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
Definition of robbery
Noun
  • Both suspects now face additional charges, including 28 counts of payment card theft, larceny, identity theft and conspiracy.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Wayne White, 63, of Detroit, is charged with three counts of larceny by conversion ($20,000 or more), each a 10-year felony.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Definition of larceny

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