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The most famous case involved the Gupta brothers—Ajay, Atul and Rajesh—who were accused of using ties to the ANC to engage in corruption and bribery to misappropriate state assets, according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

Earlier this week, a Singapore court handed out prison sentences to two former Wirecard Asia Holdings employees for conspiring to misappropriate money.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2023

In February, Schrock and McManus pleaded guilty to conspiracy to misappropriate public funds.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2021

A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed Rio Tinto's lawsuit accusing rival Vale and others of conspiring to misappropriate its mining rights in the Simandou region in Guinea.

From Reuters ● Nov. 20, 2015

Let us not, in the pages of "N. & Q." at least, witness farther attempts to misappropriate the writings of one, whose undying fame will be cotemporaneous with the literature of England.

From Notes and Queries, Number 236, May 6, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

But beneath the pamphlets of patients living out their days in comfort lies an uglier reality: a cottage industry that frequently misappropriates taxpayer dollars in the name of profit.

From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2023

The privacy policy of a website outlines the details of what kind of data that website collects, but it does not offer any real recourse if the website misappropriates the data.

From Encyclopedia.com ● Jun. 26, 2018

The government is not in charge of the church, and the church is not in charge of the government - no matter how badly either misappropriates law or Scripture.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2018

Conflating diversity with a box-ticking or virtue-signalling exercise misappropriates its true meaning, which, if done properly by genuinely diverse decision-makers, is always about excellence.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2018

That man who misappropriates what is deposited with him in trustfulness has to undergo a hundred transformations.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

“If A.B. has evidence that Suzette stole or misappropriated anything, he should present it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Despite our finding that the money was misappropriated, we find insufficient evidence to charge anyone criminally,” the grand jury wrote.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

“I would have to say our investment in FTX,” Loeb replied, referring to the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency brokerage, which collapsed in 2022 after customer funds were found to be misappropriated.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

Prosecutors said the founders and operators of StraightPath misappropriated about $130 million, including paying themselves $75 million in nearly equal portions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

“If you think you have any right to pry into her private affairs I’ll tell her you believe those checks are being misappropriated and you want an audit because you dont trust her.”

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

In his lawsuit, Musk accuses OpenAI of betraying its original nonprofit mission and misappropriating his founding donations totalling $38 million to build an empire valued at over $850 billion.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

County Federation of Labor executive who pleaded guilty to misappropriating funds in 2006.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026

In October, federal prosecutors brought their first cases, charging two real estate executives with misappropriating millions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026

His court conviction for misappropriating funds, widely seen as concocted, was later canceled, but he left Russia after the invasion of Ukraine and says he has no plans to return.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

At last, ashamed of thus misappropriating Casaubon’s stores of learning, they set him upon a refutation of the Annals of Baronius, then in the full tide of its credit and success.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various