embezzle
Example Sentences
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Le Pen, 57, was found guilty last year of embezzling EU funds and if the ban is upheld she will not be able to stand in the 2027 presidential election.
From BBC
Ziobro is facing 26 charges related to embezzling money from a fund meant to be spent on crime victims and rehabilitating criminals.
From BBC
He was also accused of embezzling municipal funds, but the Supreme Court decided not to send the case to trial.
From Barron's
Recent graft scandals have rocked Ukraine, though there’s been no suggestion Western funds were embezzled.
In both scenarios Ukrainians are the victims—but there’s no suggestion that Western funds were embezzled.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
