White-Collar Crime Terminology

verb to steal or misappropriate (money or property entrusted to one's care)

• The accountant was caught trying to embezzle funds from the company.
• I heard that the manager was embezzling money from the business.
• She thought she could get away with embezzling, but she got caught.
• He tried to embezzle trust from his friends by lying to them.

noun wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain

• The company was accused of committing fraud by manipulating their financial statements.
• I heard that there was some fraud going on at the local bank.
• Don't trust that guy, he's a total fraud.
• Her smile was a fraud, hiding the pain she was feeling inside.

noun a person who commits a crime or wrongdoing involving a desk

• The desk perpetrator was caught red-handed stealing office supplies.
• I can't believe the desk perpetrator stole my favorite pen!
• That desk perpetrator is always up to no good.
• The desk perpetrator of chaos wreaked havoc in the office once again.