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) robbery
D) fraud

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Embezzlement is the crime of stealing funds that have been entrusted to one's care. In this scenario, the bank employee has used their access and authority to transfer funds to their own account, which is an act of embezzlement. Counterfeiting involves creating fake currency, robbery involves taking physical possession of someone else's property, and fraud involves using deception to gain something of value.

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