embezzlement
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Zambrano alleged in the lawsuit that employees believed Pearsall had been the subject of other investigations into alleged embezzlement.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
Officers initially looking into those concerns ultimately uncovered Murrell's embezzlement.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
Peinado in April formally charged Gomez with embezzlement, influence peddling, corruption in business dealings and misappropriation of funds.
From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026
Michael Boaz, former town manager of Pilot Mountain, N.C., was indicted on a felony embezzlement charge on May 11 for allegedly misusing taxpayer money.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Colonel Korn was the lawyer, and if Colonel Korn assured him that fraud, extortion, currency manipulation, embezzlement, income tax evasion and black-market speculations were legal, Colonel Cathcart was in no position to disagree with him.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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