embezzle
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Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell used charge cards, bank transfers and fake invoices to embezzle more than £400,000 from the party, it has been revealed.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The wife of Ali Bongo, whose family ruled the central African country with an iron fist for 55 years, had been accused of manipulating her husband to embezzle taxpayers' money.
From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025
Federal prosecutors allege Navarro set up a sham charity, called the United Latino Foundation, to embezzle money for his personal use.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025
Vows: After her ex-husband used her identity to embezzle money, she swore never to marry again.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2023
Vance urges the War Department to interdict speculation on the part of officers of the government and army, as it tempts them to embezzle the public funds, enhances prices, and enrages the community.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp
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