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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This includes staging a lottery only to embezzle the funds and disappear overnight—or to rig it so that a predetermined recipient is awarded the cash paid by other participants.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
For the laundering charge, Smith is accused of initiating the transfer of $65,000 in funds embezzled from the conservancy from a bank account held by The Joseph Group & Associates LLC to an account held by First Round Management LLC on or about Sept. 24, 2021.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2024
The Mississippi Department of Human Services filed a civil lawsuit against him and other defendants, citing text messages between Favre and officials as evidence of his involvement in embezzling funds.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
The retail giant plays a big role in the lives of American consumers, offering everything from groceries and socks to laundry detergent, diapers, pet food, and electronics — embezzled with a corporate je ne sais quoi.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 18 Sep. 2024
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
For the laundering charge, Smith is accused of initiating the transfer of $65,000 in funds embezzled from the conservancy from a bank account held by The Joseph Group & Associates LLC to an account held by First Round Management LLC on or about Sept. 24, 2021.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2024
The Mississippi Department of Human Services filed a civil lawsuit against him and other defendants, citing text messages between Favre and officials as evidence of his involvement in embezzling funds.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
The retail giant plays a big role in the lives of American consumers, offering everything from groceries and socks to laundry detergent, diapers, pet food, and electronics — embezzled with a corporate je ne sais quoi.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 18 Sep. 2024
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This fall, however, sculptural east-west bags stole the show.Laura Jackson, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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As the ultra-rich Harrison Lee Van Buren, an apparent philistine who becomes Toth’s artistic champion, Pearce steals the show.Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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The room is handsome enough, as functional living spaces go, with a bay window facing the historic house across the street and a mantelpiece that serves as the focus until attention is usurped by the arrival of the television.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Chiesa can operate on both flanks but predominantly plays on the right, so would face an almost impossible battle to usurp Salah this season.Andy Jones, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
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Originally Published: August 6, 2024 at 12:16 p.m. Most Popular Most Popular Tropical Storm Debby brings ‘torrential rains’ while slowly moving across Georgia Tropical Storm Debby brings ‘torrential rains’ while slowly moving across Georgia A Fort Lauderdale attorney misappropriated $612,000.David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
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Beginning in 2016, Ameer misappropriated at least $38,500 from the WSC and used the funds for personal expenses, according to federal authorities.Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024
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“Embezzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzle. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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