embezzlement

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Stephan said she was alarmed by some of the discoveries the district attorney’s office made when speaking to county staff as part of its investigation into Knox’s alleged embezzlement.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

The president's family also faces the threat of an embezzlement investigation in France, the country's former colonial ruler, where they have extensive property holdings.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 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

If Mom is guilty of embezzlement, what does that mean for the rest of us?

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller