embezzled funds
Misappropriated company assets
Embezzled funds are money or assets that have been stolen by someone entrusted with their care—typically an employee, accountant, or official who diverts funds for personal use.
The phrase appears frequently in legal and financial contexts: The treasurer was charged with stealing embezzled funds from the charity.
Unlike robbery, embezzlement involves a breach of trust rather than force.
- stolenTaken unlawfully
- misappropriatedTook dishonestly for personal use
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
financial crimes · laundered · money trail · paper trail · skimmed · pilfered · siphoned · diverted · cooked books · offshore · shell company · account · scandal · audit · white-collar · creative accounting · cooking the books · indictment
- dirty moneydirty money, ill-gotten gains, illicit gains, proceeds of crime, filthy lucre
- hidden moneyhidden assets, hidden wealth, hidden income, secret stash, cash stash
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