1The chief financial officer was convicted of embezzlement after auditors discovered a systematic siphoning of company funds over a decade.
2Is embezzlement fundamentally a crime of opportunity, or does it require a premeditated intent to defraud from the outset?
3The charity did not discover the embezzlement until a whistleblower alerted the board to irregularities in the accounts.
4Distinguish carefully between embezzlement and larceny in your legal analysis; the former presupposes lawful possession before misappropriation.
5There is a troubling pattern of embezzlement cases in organisations where financial oversight is concentrated in a single individual.