Example sentences for: embezzlement

How can you use “embezzlement” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Taylor, the paper notes, is a fugitive from Massachusetts, where he broke out of jail while being held on embezzlement charges.

  • According to the story, there have been a dozen cases of DOD embezzlement in recent years, featuring such dodges as clerks creating fictitious contracts and then honoring them--with checks to themselves.

  • Aramony, jailed for fraud and embezzlement after years of stealing from the charity, had a "top hat " pension plan, a grotesquely lavish package of benefits far richer than those offered to ordinary workers.

  • The Washington Post leads with the World Bank's hiring of outside auditors to investigate spending from a $25 billion annual development project fund after an internal check seemed to suggest kickbacks and embezzlement.

  • White collar criminals and corrupt political leaders also frequently launder funds to avoid taxes or conceal embezzlement.


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