Common Examples of Embezzlement in Gilbert, Arizona
Embezzlement occurs when people in positions of trust take a portion of the money they are in charge of handling. Sometimes, people borrow small amounts of money because they are in financial trouble. Other times, people take money because they feel that nobody will notice that they took it. Regardless of the reason behind the theft, embezzlement is still a crime.
Commonly, embezzlement occurs in the following situations:
- A caretaker for an elderly, frail, or disabled person taking their client’s property or money
- A family member taking advantage of their elderly or disabled relative’s condition by writing checks to themselves or using their relative’s credit cards for their personal gain
- A financial advisor taking their clients’ money, such as by dipping into their clients’ trust fund
- A store clerk or cashier failing to register a sale and pocketing the cash
- A worker creating false bills and false sales
- A person creating a complex Ponzi scheme to defraud their investors
- A worker abusing their company’s corporate credit card
- A bank teller removing money from a bank’s cash drawer
Embezzlement can involve a one-time theft of a small amount of money, or it can involve a complex scheme to defraud a corporation of millions of dollars. A strong team of attorneys has extensive experience helping with all types of embezzlement crimes.
