Embezzlement charges have the potential to turn your personal, financial and professional life upside down. And if you’re convicted of this crime, it could change your life permanently. While embezzlement is a serious white collar crime, it’s important to remember...
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Embezzlement
What happens if I’m caught stealing money at work?
Not only can you lose your Pennsylvania job if caught taking money, but you may also face jail time and fines. Embezzlement is as simple as taking money out of the cash register or as complex as misappropriating company funds. The severity of these consequences often...
Five Important Facts About Embezzlement
Not all serious crimes involve violence. When Pittsburgh residents think about criminal acts that may result in serious prison sentences, they may imagine murder, assault, and other crimes that involve brutality. However, white collar crimes can also be significantly...
What is cash skimming?
Embezzling money does not always involve complicated schemes. In some cases it just takes a single employee stealing money from the workplace. Some workers, like cashiers, take advantage of the fact that they have charge over money at the time of purchase. Once the...
What constitutes embezzlement?
It is common knowledge that embezzlement is a form of theft, but what is not common knowledge is how this type of thievery ended up earning its own definition in state legislatures. Per old English law, theft or larceny required “trespass.” With embezzlement, there is...
What are the penalties for embezzlement?
The penalties for embezzlement in Pennsylvania depend on whether or not the crime is considered only at the state level or also includes the federal level. The form of financial fraud may be classified as a felony or only as a misdemeanor depending on the property...
What are the requirements to prove embezzlement?
If you find yourself in a Pennsylvania court facing charges of embezzlement, you need to understand the ins and outs of this charge. One of the top things to know is what the requirements are under the law to prove you are guilty of the crime. This will help you to...
Where and how is embezzlement most likely to occur?
Embezzlement is not just as likely to happen to businesses of every size in Pennsylvania. In fact, the majority of instances of embezzlement nationwide actually do not involve the largest companies. According to Entrepeuner.com, 80% of embezzlement cases took place in...
Avoid an embezzlement conviction with good intentions
The only way to prove that a person has been involved in embezzlement is to establish that there was a fiduciary relationship between them and the alleged victim. In some cases, this can be more difficult to do than in others. A fiduciary relationship is one where a...
What happens in an embezzlement case?
Embezzlement is a white collar crime that occurs when a person steals assets, either money or property, while in a position of trust. That individual is supposed to take care of the assets, but instead, they use them for their own purposes. Accounting embezzlement is...