When an employee embezzles company funds from an electric utility company for the purpose of paying expenses of an anti-nuclear protest organization, the fraudster's motive is said to be:

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The fraudster's motive is ideological, as they are using company funds to support a cause related to the anti-nuclear protest organization. This is not an economic motive, as the purpose is not for personal financial gain. It is also not psychotic, as there is a clear intent and purpose behind the action. While it may be egocentric in that the fraudster believes in the importance of the cause to the point of committing fraud to support it, the best choice is ideological.

When an Employee Embezzles Company Funds from an Electric Utility