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In the late 1980s several savings and loan companies folded, costing those who had invested their retirement funds thousands of dollars. Upon investigation, it was found that representatives of the companies were taking funds that were supposed to be owned by investors and depositing them into their own bank accounts. This was usually a crime committed by two or three top executives of the company. What crime would these men MOST likely be found guilty of?

pilfering
loan sharking
embezzlement
gambling

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The answer to this is C. Embezzlement.
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The men in question would most likely be found guilty of embezzlement, as they were taking funds that belonged to investors and depositing them into their own bank accounts, which is a type of theft that involves the misappropriation of funds that have been entrusted to one's care.

Pilfering refers to the act of stealing , loan sharking involves the practice of lending money at extremely high interest rates, and gambling involves the taking of risks in the hope of gaining something of value.

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