Movies and TvShows featuring "embezzlement-scheme" theme.

Based on a true story, 'Bad Education' follows the superintendent of a Long Island school district as he embezzles millions of dollars and covers up his tracks, all while a student reporter uncovers the truth.

In 'The Bribe,' a man is approached by a corrupt official who offers him a bribe in exchange for his silence. As he becomes entangled in a dangerous web of deceit and corruption, he must navigate the treacherous waters of Central America in order to expose the truth and protect his loved ones.

After his father is murdered, a cattle rancher sets out to find the killer and seeks revenge.

A win on the football pools in postwar Britain changes lives. A happy family is turned into an unhappy argumentative lot until it is discovered the coupon apparently didn't get posted. A mild-mannered clerk worries about how to tell his overbearing boss he is quitting. A double-bass player finds life without the orchestra lacks something. The lure of the big money even turns some people into criminals, as when a coupon checker is tempted by his night-club singer girlfriend to cheat the company. Written by Jeremy Perkins

Romance and political intrigue highlight director William C. McGann's 1931 comedy about a playboy smitten with the stepdaughter of a corrupt government official in a fictional Central American country. The cast includes Loretta Young, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Henry Kolker, Boris Karloff (in the small role of a secretary), Edmund Breon, Claude Allister and Luis Alberni.

In full-on investigative mode, reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Hollywood Reporter doggedly pursue the story of US $3.5 billion missing from a Malaysian wealth fund. They trace the dirty money, via real estate deals and movie financing, back to the top tiers of the Malaysian government. Incredibly (but oh, how fitting!), the audacious swindlers chose to back the 2014 blockbuster The Wolf of Wall Street. Hollywood A-listers, including Leonardo DiCaprio, attended lavish parties hosted to launch the film. The embezzlement was orchestrated by a flamboyant fancier, Jho Low, and Riza Aziz, the stepson of the then-Malaysian Prime Minister. As the truth finally comes to light, assets are frozen and the fall-out begins.

A disillusioned young woman becomes a serial killer who targets wealthy land-owners, and a brilliant detective must use his unusual neurological condition to track her down.

Mary Stevens, M.D. is a drama film released in 1933. It follows the story of a female physician navigating the challenges of her profession in the pre-Code era. The plot revolves around pregnancy, friendship, romance, and professional obstacles. Mary Stevens finds herself caught in a web of unrequited love, embezzlement schemes, and an unexpected pregnancy out of wedlock. Will she be able to overcome these obstacles and find happiness in her personal and professional life?

A wealthy banker wants to tear down a tenement slum to build a factory, but a charming girl who lives there begins to persuade him otherwise.