Embezzlement
Criminal law
Part of the common law series
Elements
Actus reus · Mens rea
Causation · Concurrence
Scope of Criminal Liability
Complicity · Corporate · Vicarious
Inchoate offenses
Attempt · Conspiracy · Solicitation
Crimes against people
Assault · Battery
False imprisonment · Kidnapping
Mayhem · Sexual assault
Homicide Crimes
Murder · Felony murder
Manslaughter
Negligent homicide
Vehicular homicide
Crimes against property
Arson · Blackmail · Burglary
Embezzlement · Extortion
False pretenses · Larceny
Receiving stolen property
Robbery · Theft
Crimes against justice
Compounding · Misprision
Obstruction · Perjury
Malfeasance in office
Perverting the course of justice
Defenses to Liability
Defense of: (Self · Others · Property)
Consent · Diminished capacity
Duress · Entrapment · Ignorance
Infancy · Insanity · Intoxication
Justification · Mistake (Fact · Law)
Necessity · Provocation
Other common law areas
Contracts · Evidence · Property
Torts · Wills, trusts and estates
Portals
Criminal justice · Law
Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly ap-
propriating or secreting assets, usually finan-
cial in nature, by one or more individuals to
whom such assets have been entrusted.[1] It
is a kind of financial fraud. For instance, a
clerk or cashier handling large sums of
money can embezzle cash from his or her em-
ployer, a lawyer can embezzle funds from cli-
ents’ trust accounts, a financial advisor can
embezzle funds from investors, or a spouse
can embezzle funds from his or her partner.
Embezzlement may range from the very
minor
in nature,
involving only
small
amounts, to the immense, involving large
sums and sophisticated schemes. More often
than not, embezzlement is performed in a
manner that is premeditated, systematic and/
or methodical, with the explicit intent to con-
ceal the activities from other individuals, usu-
ally because it is being done without their
knowledge or consent. Often it involves the
trusted person embezzling only a small pro-
portion or fraction of the funds received, in
an attempt to m