Read the passage and then answer the question: Before the end of 1955, most people had never heard of Minnie Mangum. She had worked for many years at a bank in Norfolk, Virginia, and though she was known for being generous with her friends, she was by no means famous. That changed on December 29, 1955, when Mangum was arrested for **embezzling** about three million dollars. She had used the money she took from the bank to buy gifts for friends and family members, including homes and eighty-five cars. She was sentenced to twenty years in prison. What is the meaning of "embezzling" as used in the passage? *

1.stealing from the workplace
2.printing fake bills
3.borrowing cash from friends
4.losing money by gambling