peculate
1. [ verb ] (accounting,criminal law) appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
Synonyms: embezzle defalcate malversate misappropriate
Examples:

"The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"

Related terms: steal fiddle embezzler malversation embezzlement
Similar spelling:   peculator
  peculation