Misappropriating the user of funds is a crime and is suspected of misappropriating funds. According to the provisions of the criminal law, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention; Whoever misappropriates the funds of his own unit in a huge amount, or fails to return the funds in a large amount, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 185 Staff members of commercial banks, stock exchanges, futures exchanges, securities companies, futures brokerage companies, insurance companies or other financial institutions who take advantage of their positions to misappropriate the funds of their own units or clients shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 272 of this Law.

Staff members of state-owned commercial banks, stock exchanges, futures exchanges, securities companies, futures brokerage companies, insurance companies or other state-owned financial institutions, and personnel assigned by state-owned commercial banks, stock exchanges, securities companies, futures brokerage companies, insurance companies or other state-owned financial institutions to engage in public service in non-state-owned institutions specified in the preceding paragraph shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 384 of this Law.