Mississippi’s embezzlement “position of trust” rules and the Washington child‑sex appellate case operate in completely different legal lanes, and public political figures’ commentary does not change that. The Obama or Trump speeches you mention are not part of the legal record in either the Mississippi statutes or the Washington appellate opinion.Mississippi’s criminal embezzlement statute (including Section 97‑23‑19 in the Mississippi Code of 1972) targets people who receive money or property because of a “position, place, or employment” and then secretly convert, conceal, or misapply it for their own use. This covers employees, agents, or others entrusted with funds who make them “disappear.” The level of punishment depends largely on the value involved; higher amounts can elevate the offense to felony embezzlement, with penalties similar to grand larceny. Beloud