Amadou was arrested for alleged embezzlement in June 2008.

However, Soria has been suspended from his post because of an investigation of alleged embezzlement of municipal funds.

Reports now suggest British taxpayers could benefit from legal action being taken against Ablyazov over the alleged embezzlement of more than £1 billion.

In 1992, Collor resigned, under threat of impeachment for his alleged embezzlement of public money.

The alleged embezzlement had occurred 13 years earlier.

In April 2011, he was among 25 people contacted by an investigating magistrate with a probe into alleged embezzlement of 51.4 million euros at the municipality.

In 1924, he was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment for an alleged embezzlement of state property and funds, used to construct a helicopter.

After her employment ended, Kovack took legal action against McDougal for alleged embezzlement.

Later, officials said the magistrates had placed him under investigation for alleged embezzlement and complicity in misappropriation of funds.

Magistrates said they had placed him under investigation for alleged embezzlement and complicity in misappropriation of funds.