A bank employee who programs the bank's computer to make deductions from one or several accounts,and to deposit the funds to an account set up and controlled by the employee,could be prosecuted for ______________even though he or she had not touched actual currency.
A) counterfeiting
B) embezzlement
C) falsification
D) fraud

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Embezzlement is the act of taking someone else's money or property while it is in your care, which the bank employee is doing by programming the bank's computer to deduct funds and deposit them into their own account. The other options may not apply as they involve creating fake documents, currency or deceiving someone, which is not the case here.

A Bank Employee Who Programs the Bank's Computer to Make