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embezzlement

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  1. The stealing of money entrusted to one's care: “The treasurer of the company embezzled a million dollars.”

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Mayor of Turkey's largest and richest city until his arrest, Imamoglu is facing allegations ranging from graft to embezzlement and espionage, alongside 407 other defendants, in an indictment that runs nearly 4,000 pages.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Murrell is yet to make a plea on the embezzlement charge.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

For more than a decade, he exposed alleged corruption and embezzlement among senior Russian officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Price, 75, is also accused of perjury for failing to include Richardson’s income on disclosure forms and embezzlement for including her on his city health insurance plan before they were legally married.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Years later he was extradited to Serbia and put into Belgrade Central Prison to face charges of embezzlement.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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