Theft or misuse of money or property placed in someone's trust, often by an employee.

• A. Corporate Violence
• B. Fraud Against Government
• C. Embezzlement
• D. Criminogenic Corporate Culture

Answer: (C)

Embezzlement is the theft or misuse of money or property that someone was entrusted to protect or manage. The essential idea is that the person had lawful access to the funds or assets because of their role—like an employee, accountant, or manager—and then they convert those assets for their own use or benefit, with the intent to deprive the owner. This makes it a crime tied to a breach of trust: the property isn’t taken outright from a stranger, it’s misused by someone who was supposed to safeguard it.

In the scenario described, money or property is placed in the care of another person, and that person uses or takes it for themselves. That precise situation is emblematic of embezzlement. By contrast, corporate violence involves harmful acts within a corporate setting but not the specific act of misappropriating entrusted funds, criminogenic corporate culture refers to the environment that may foster crime rather than the act itself, and fraud against government describes deception aimed at the government rather than misappropriation of entrusted assets.