Embezzlement is the fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it has been intrusted.
Cal. Penal Code § 503
Embezzlement
Applied in 46 court decisions — leading case Maheu v. Hughes Tool Co. (1977)
Most recently applied in 231 Cal. App. 4th 1337 - Ferrick v. Santa Clara University (December 2014)
Enacted 1872.
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