Inside job

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For the Connie Willis novella, see Inside Job (novel).

The term inside job colloquially refers to a crime, usually larceny or embezzlement, committed by a person with a position of trust who is authorized to access a location or procedure with little or no supervision, e.g., a key employee or manager. The perpetrator can also be a former employee who still has specialized knowledge necessary to ensure the optimum result of committing the crime.