§ 257 of the Penal Code: For theft is he punished who takes away or assists in taking away an object that belongs in whole or partially to someone else, with the objective of gaining, for himself or others, an unearned advantage by the acquisition of the object.
Now, embezzlement, on the other hand...
§ 255 of the Penal Code: For embezzlement is he punished who with the objective of gaining an unearned advantage donates, pawns, consumes, or in other ways acquires something that he is in possession of, but which wholly or partially belongs to someone else; or contrary to law appropriates money that he is holding for someone else. |
