It would be embezzlement (and not fraud) if the money had first gone to Netflix and then been redirected to Kail (without their knowledge).It's only fraud becau

It would be embezzlement (and not fraud) if the money had first gone to Netflix and then been redirected to Kail (without their knowledge).It's only fraud because the funds never went to Netflix in the first place Embezzlement: Misappropriation of funds Fraud (in the inducement): (Specifically wire/mail fraud when talking about contracts): Misrepresentation of contractual terms to induce entering into a contract. (Here the misrepresentation is the amount of money that the vendor was going to charge netflix since technically his kickback would've reduced the expenses to Netflix)