In very simple words,
embezzlement is a sort of theft or robbery. However, this is not a simple robbery;
it is when a person who has been trusted to take care of someone’s property or
money robs all of it or part of it for personal profits. It is important to
note that in case of an embezzlement, the person found guilty has the legal
access to a person’s property or money but not the legal ownership for the
same. Robbing off the money or property of a person is stealing but when it is
combined with violation of trust it becomes a crime called embezzlement. Only
an Embezzlement Lawyer can help you guide through what exactly this term means
and how to deal with it in a proper way.
Punishment
Imposed
Whether you know or not
but embezzlement is a punishable crime by law and it can result into
imprisonment, fine or even both in some cases. In fact, your embezzlement
lawyer can acquaint you with your state’s embezzlement laws because these laws
vary with the penalties in different states and countries. Basically, you can
say the law is same but the penalty and its severity varies from place to
place. You can confirm from your lawyer about the property value because in
many cases convicts of embezzlement are punished with a monetary fine
equivalent to the property stolen along with the jail fines.
Special
Penalties
In some cases special
penalties are cared out on the embezzlement convicts and in these cases, the
punishments are more severe. For instance, if an animal is misused for animal
fighting or a biological sample or record or culture or a scientific secret is
misused for personal gains. Moreover, if a utility company property is misused
or a fire extinguisher is misused or stolen then there are special penalties
for it. Apart from it, embezzlement of religious properties pricing over $100
particularly in places like New York are considered under special penalty. Any
precious hospital meal in Indiana is counted under special penalty. In
Wisconsin, any property stolen from any corpse or in Washington, a rescue dog
when stolen is considered embezzlement under special penalty.
Your Embezzlement
Lawyer will also acquaint you with the fact that the penalties are harsher when
the convict robs off or cheats an elderly, a disabled adult, a banker or an
insurance company.
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