21.   The North Korean embassy accused Hong of embezzling millions of dollars that his government had allocated to pay Thailand for rice.

22.   U.S. authorities prepared an extradition request to return fugitive money manager Martin Frankel to Connecticut to face charges of embezzling millions of dollars, a U.S. official said Sunday.

23.   Press reports quoted Fiodorov as accusing Tarpishev of embezzling millions of dollars.

24.   The convent-educated Jayalalitha, who always wears a bulletproof vest for public engagements, has been accused of embezzling millions of dollars.