Rizio and Nelson California Law Blog

White Collar Crimes – Embezzlement

The crime of embezzlement is something we often hear discussed through different media outlets. While these media outlets give us a general explanation of what embezzlement is, they do not explain what it means to be charged with this particular crime. Embezzlement is is defined under section 503 of the California Penal Code as “the fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it...