Official stole millions to buy horses, say Ill. cops

Official stole millions to buy horses, say Ill. cops

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This Nov. 2011 photo provided on April 18, 2012, by The American Quarter Horse Journal, shows Rita Crundwell, of Dixon, Ill., posing with Pizzazzy Lady at the 2011 American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show in Oklahoma City. On Tuesday, April 17, 2012, FBI agents arrested Crundwell, the Dixon comptroller, on charges that she stole more than $3.2 million in public funds from the city of Dixon in just a matter of months. She also was accused of misappropriating more than $30 million since 2006 to finance a lavish lifestyle, including operating a horse farm. On Feb. 14, 2013, Crudwell was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for embezzling over $53 million from Dixon over the course of two decades.

Author: Edecio Martinez

Credit: AP

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