Bank teller Ben 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 puts it into his pocket. Which of the following offenses has he committed?

Forgery

False entries

False token

Embezzlement

Both D and C

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Bennett Lin

16 July, 21:05

Bank teller Ben 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 puts it into his pocket. Which of the following offenses has he committed?

Forgery

False entries

False token

Embezzlement

Both D and C

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Braylen Reynolds · Answer 1

Answer: Embezzlement

Explanation:

Embezzlement is defined as the white-collar offense in which a trusted person tends to miassaproatiate the assets or fund purposely that is handovered to him/her. These assets are utilized by the embezzler for non-meaningful activities.

According to the question, Ben is performing embezzlement as he got money from customer for deposition as entrusted person but instead of depositing it in bank he misappropriately puts it in his pocket.

Other options are incorrect because forgery, false toke and fake entries are not6 the crime that is committed by missapprocatioation of funds that is present in any individual's trust. thus the correct option is embezzlement.

Bank teller Ben 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 puts it into his pocket. Which of the following offenses has he committed?ForgeryFalse entriesFalse tokenEmbezzlementBoth D and C

Bank teller Ben 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 puts it into his pocket. Which of the following offenses has he committed?

Forgery

False entries

False token

Embezzlement

Both D and C