Bill hired Dan, a local contractor, to do home renovations. Bill wrote Dan a $5,000 check as a deposit for Dan to begin the work. Two weeks later, Dan told Bill that he needed another $3,000 to purchase materials for the renovation and to hire subcontractors. Dan never started the renovations. Dan is guilty of which crime?

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Embezzlement involves the fraudulent conversion of someone else's property by someone who was entrusted with its control or management. In this case, Dan was entrusted with Bill's deposit and the additional $3,000 to purchase materials, but he never started the renovations and therefore fraudulently converted the money to his own use.

Bill Hired Dan, a Local Contractor, to Do Home Renovations