Fraud may also be included here. Fraud involves getting what belongs to another by deception. Here, the victim often gives what is stolen to the thief, thinking that doing so will be profitable. The only one who profits, however, is the thief. Embezzlement is the misuse or misappropriation of something that has been entrusted to us.
Embezzlement is frequently an offense of a bank employee or of a comptroller of a corporation.
Extortion gains possession of another person's property by threats, but without the use of a weapon. Extortion sometimes takes place during a disaster and some commodities that people need have exorbitant prices. In many parts of the world, government officials and the police use their position to demand some type of payment for items that should not have a price on them. Some people steal from their employers . Petty theft is one of the most costly losses of American business.