Question

Morris owns a bicycle store. He often leaves Daniel in charge of the store. One Saturday evening, after Daniel leaves the store, Morris discovers that he is missing $900 from the register. If Daniel took the cash, he could be found guilty of the crime of ________.a. conversion.

b. robbery.
c. misappropriation.
d. embezzlement.

Answer 1

d. embezzlement.

Step-by-step explanation:

Embezzlement is financial fraud and mostly associated with white collar profession. In this example If Daniel took the cash, he could be found guilty of the crime of embezzlement. Embezzlement means when someone steal the money , property or any asset of a person who trust the embezzler, and embezzler break the trust and steal the asset. As embezzler is only allowed to deal and handle the asset but not take it and become owner.