Question

Ben, a bank teller, receives $1,000 from a customer for deposit into the customer's bank account. Instead of placing the money into the customer's account, Ben keeps the money for himself. Which of the following offenses has Ben committed?

Answer 1

Answer:

embezzlement

Explanation:

embezzlement is the thief or conversion of funds that are supposed to be held in trust for an employer or someone else

Answer 2

Question Options:

A. Forgery

B. False entries

C. False token

D. Embezzlement

E. Both D and C

Answer: Ben has committed EMBEZZLEMENT.

Explanation: EMBEZZLEMENT can be defined as an act of stealing or misappropriation of money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.

Embezzlement is the wrongful conversion of another's property by one lawfully in possession of.