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Inside the Mind of an Embezzler

CU Times Reporter Peter Strozniak offers insight into what drives someone to steal from their own workplace.

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I have a slight obsession with true crime TV. “Snapped,” “Dateline,” “48 Hours Mystery,” pretty much any show on the Investigation Discovery network – they’re all in my DVR queue at any given time. There’s just something about betrayal, life insurance policy schemes, intense police interrogations and the sound of Keith Morrison’s voice that makes for the perfect bedtime lullaby.

What fascinates me the most about these stories is the psychology behind the crime. What could possibly drive someone to plan and commit a murder, knowing they’re eventually going to get caught and go to jail for the rest of their lives?

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Natasha Chilingerian

Natasha Chilingerian

Natasha has served as an editor for CU Times since March 2015. She also served as a communications specialist for Xceed Financial Credit Union (now Kinecta FCU) in Los Angeles from 2013-2015, and as a CU Times freelancer from 2011-2013. She has been a professional writer for more than 16 years, specializing in news and lifestyle journalism as well as marketing copywriting for companies in the finance and technology space.

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