I believe that, while embezzlement, larceny, and robbery share some characteristics, embezzlement is set apart by it being a type of fraud committed by someone who is in a position of trust over another person’s assets.
In the situation described, I would say the secretary’s actions constitute embezzlement. As an employee, she has been placed in a position of trust, and has violated that trust by fraudulently using her boss’s information to create fake supporting details to back up checks she is sending herself through the mail via her boss's account.