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to steal money that you have been trusted with
He was caught embezzling money from his clients.
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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
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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
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One approach is to bury the pots underground, and mound soil or mulch over top to cover the graft union.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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The package offers up to 4,000 new grafts, with an option to upgrade to 5,500 grafts for an additional $900.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Garrido lives in Ozone Park, about four miles from where the robbery took place.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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According to police, the woman claimed that the man bound her hands and used a pair of scissors to threaten her during the robbery.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
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The teen was arrested last Friday and charged with three counts of larceny of a motor vehicle, according to the Waterbury Police Department.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Dec. 2024
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The larceny rate fell from roughly 1,573 offenses per 100,000 people in 2019 to just over 1,300 in 2021, before rebounding to around 1,400 in 2022.Mike Snider, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Embezzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzling. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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