{"id":12988,"date":"2018-02-04T22:10:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T22:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=12988"},"modified":"2018-02-27T03:44:41","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T03:44:41","slug":"fraudulent-conversion-an-essential-element-of-the-crime-of-embezzlement-an-appropriation-of-money-or-other-property-to-ones-personal-use-after-obtaining-lawful-possession-of-it-or-of-usin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=12988","title":{"rendered":"Fraudulent Conversion – an essential element of the crime of embezzlement: appropriation of money or other property to one\u2019s personal use after obtaining lawful possession of it, or using it for the benefit of anyone other than its owner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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fraudulent conversion<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Conversion that is committed by the use of fraud, either in obtaining the property or in withholding it.<\/strong> [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. An essential element of the crime of embezzlement<\/a>, which may consist either of an appropriation of the money or other personal property<\/a> to the personal use of the accused, that is, of his disposition of it for his own personal benefit and his own private business, or in putting it to some other use than a proper discharge of the trust imposed, or after obtaining lawful possession, in failing to account for or pay over on proper or lawful demand. Blake v State<\/em>, 12 Okla Crim 549, 160 P 30<\/span>. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A conversion by a fiduciary<\/a> made with intent to deprive the beneficiary of the money permanently, or at least until restoration should be compelled. United States v Summers<\/em> (DC Va) 19 F 2d 62<\/span>7.<\/strong> [2]
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1. An essential element of the crime of embezzlement<\/a>, consisting either of an appropriation of money or other property to one\u2019s personal use after obtaining lawful possession of it, or of using it for the benefit of anyone other than its owner.<\/strong> <\/span>
\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 See conversion<\/em>. [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]: Black’s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Deluxe Tenth Edition<\/span><\/a><\/em> by Henry Campbell Black, Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-61300-4 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[2]: Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong>with Pronunciations <\/span><\/em>Third Edition<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by James A. Ballantine\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[3]:\u00a0\u00a0Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Legal Assistant Edition<\/span><\/a><\/em>
\nby Jack Ballantine\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Doctored<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>by\u00a0Jack G. Handler,\u00a0J.D.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.\u00a0 ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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