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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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In 2024, a Lithuanian court sentenced Antonov in absentia to 10.5 years in prison for embezzlement.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Prosecutors say he committed embezzlement by claiming Richardson as a dependent on his city-funded healthcare plan despite them not being legally married at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

Among the charges levelled at Damiba by Burkina Faso's military government are "criminal embezzlement of public funds, illicit enrichment, corruption, aggravated receiving of stolen goods and money laundering", said Togo's justice ministry in a statement.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Fed up with all the rotten publicity, the Miccosukees announced that they intended to sue Dusty for embezzlement, and evict what was left of the Coral Queen from their “tribal grounds,” meaning the marina.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

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