Rita Crundwell stole $54M then returned to the scene of the crime

[@jimarcher5255]

Accounting 101: The person who makes out the check should never be the person who signs the check.

[@AfricanUSA-th9ov]

Mayor Of Dolton Is Doing Something Similar Now Signing Everything By Force. She His Spending Money Like Crazy And Nobody Is Stopping Her Before She Spend Millions Like Her

[@thinktank4768]

That’s why Oprah Winfrey spends a day to sign her checks.

[@Fluffimuff]

How does a super small town have $54 million laying around and not notice $54 million missing?

[@Dollybird198]

Exactly good point

[@Inquisitor2024]

No one's talking. Why would they it's lucrative

[@BlueCode-w1n]

Lice connection

[@rfarevalo]

She was the city's comptroller. The town was facing bankruptcy and she falsified the expenses and making the financial reports. Nearby town leaders were saying something is up as we are doing well financially with similar income and expenses.

[@alecb8509]

​@@rfarevaloAlso the theft took place over years, not at one time.

[@Rainy_Day12234]

The outside accounting firm should’ve found the fraud immediately, gross incompetence.

[@nco_gets_it]

This is the key to understanding this whole mess. We hire outside accounting for just this reason.

[@disvet-1ad291]

@@nco_gets_itobviously you’re missing the fact that they were in on it as well - Hence the payout

[@habbadabbado5765]

Maybe. At the very least they should have identified the lack of controls.

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

They knew but $$$$ kept them quiet !

[@MrJking065]

The accounting firm settled the case by paying the city of Dixon $40 million. So they kind of paid. But not really they should have been jailed also.

[@gregoryguerrier963]

There are a ton of people serving life for taking much less money.

[@frankdenardo8684]

Bernie Madoff kicked the bucket in prison and stole $50 billion.

[@gzfraud]

And what's your recommendation?

[@frankdenardo8684]

@@gzfraud let them rot

[@godschild5189]

This shows that there is no equal justice!!!!!

[@gregoryguerrier963]

@@gzfraud harsher penalties for white-collar crimes.

[@Igor_ogi]

What shocks me the most is not even the crime itself, it’s how little time she spent in prison.

[@evm6177]

Sure who said crime don't pay and if that no good old Pres. Drumpo where still around with his MAGA fanatic supporters who knows, she and her kind would probably still be back on that high horse with newer better schemes to swindle more of the towns / countries money.

[@ericbassett6389]

She could thank the Chinese for Covid because of that and don’t tell me she doesn’t have assets hidden somewhere gold coins, whatever diamonds, easy to wash money with golden and diamonds.

[@donald1576]

Republican party standards. There are shoplifters, of course they're people of color that are doing decades

[@Belevaqua]

If she was black….she would die in prison!

[@GaiaCarney]

We need sentencing reform for ‘white collar’ crime!

[@Decoy0527]

$54 M fraud in a town that size perpetrated over 20 years is an unbelievable feat. I'm a retired auditor and I would love to sit down for an hour with the auditor/audit firm. I just don't understand how that could have happened without the head of the CPA firm being part of the fraud.

[@sblumenstein6688]

Sounds about right.

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

Of course they were !

[@pixpusha]

I'm baffled as well.

[@BlueInk912]

That should be filmed for us to see.!

[@borisjankovici662]

It's amusing that in one of the news clips in this video, the anchor describes it as "little by little over 20 years". 2.7 million per year is not "little by little", especially in a town of 15,000 people. She likely didn't start right at 2.7 million, and instead only took 10's or 100's of thousands for the first few years. Meaning that in later years she was taking far more than 2.7 million. How in the world does that go unnoticed in a town of 15,000? What even is the budget of a town that size? I could see someone getting away with a couple hundred thousand at the very most, but 54 million???????

[@charleswhite7035]

She began working for the city right out of high school. She didn't come from a wealthy family and wasn't receiving a large salary yet no one questioned where all her money came from. The small town good old boy mentality. She had no remorse and would have continued stealing because her lifestyle was nothing but a big money pit with taxpayers money.

[@joekulik999]

She didn't succeed in her crime because of any local "old boy network". She succeeded only because the people of Dixon IL are Just S-O-O-O STUPID !!!!

[@farmcentralohio]

I'm guessing she spent a lot of time on her knees in the early years lol

[@yah-yoyce]

Looks like her brother benefited from her too

[@bikeguyhd1035]

And also the IRS didn’t flag her either somehow. Living beyond her means is a big red flag.

[@w.h.bonney8512]

Its says in the story that she told people the money came from her winnings.

[@kristinmarra7005]

This is happening in dozens of, if not hundreds, of small towns in this country. Nobody wants to look. Trust me.

[@robertclark9]

Looks like arrogance and unrepentant behavior runs in the family. This thief is anything but repentant or sorry for her crimes. That’s clear by her protesting of the sentence she received, and her feeling that it was too harsh. The only thing she’s sorry about was getting caught. In her mind she probably knew she would eventually be caught, but expected it would be a slap on the wrist. Which further indicates her arrogance, lack of remorse, and premeditation. She’s a criminal. A convicted felon that stole from every single taxpayer in that town, then flaunted her ill gotten wealth like she was the one that earned it! She should be behind bars working off the proceeds at $3.00 a day until her time is served.

[@leodwinak]

I am sure her family got to enjoy a lot of that stolen money. Having her go to jail put a crimp in their party.

[@evm6177]

Sure who said crime don't pay and if that no good old Pres. Drumpo where still around with his MAGA fanatic supporters who knows, she and her kind would probably still be back on that high horse with newer better schemes to swindle more of the towns / countries money.

[@CoolHand273]

Yeah it seems like a family of sociopaths considering the behavior of the brother. I always wonder why fraudsters always have such horrible taste in terms of decor, clothing, architecture, etc.

[@robertclark9]

@@CoolHand273 Right! You notice when they showed the inside of the home, and the items up for auction? Calling it “tacky” is being kind! Lol The place looked like a warehouse for western movie props. 😂😂😂 And those clothes? Yikes! 😂 If you’re gonna be a thief, at least have a little class.

[@_Y.Not_]

Yep. Can you imagine someone stealing 54 million from a town over the course of 20 years, putting in a personal pool while the towns children get none and then calling it her "mistake". The absolute arrogance and lack of remorse is astounding and her family seems like lowlifes as well.

[@missnlahi]

Why was her brother so mean? Did he think his sister was unfairly jailed? His language was despicable

[@MrJking065]

He was a dolt for sure.

[@CoolHand273]

she probably paid for a lot of his viagra.

[@thomasbell7033]

Truly a class act of a family. What a douche.

[@AfricanUSA-th9ov]

She was the breadwinner of the families. I will not be surprised that her families still have CASH AND PROPERTIES HIDDEN In Families Name

[@JonDunnmusician]

Bully & enabler Should be jailed with his sister

[@kingstonstreet3726]

The idea that crime only happens in urban areas are delusional and that’s one of the reasons why she did it because she knew the community would trust her. Thieves are everywhere

[@descendantofchaoscontrover7046]

This part,but they don't wanna acknowledge their crimes, instead they would rather entertain generalized stereotypes to take the focus off of crimes being committed elsewhere

[@0101-s7v]

No serious person says embezzlement "only happens in urban areas." You are in search of a boogeyman that doesn't exist.

[@Wild_Danimal]

Who’s “idea” is that exactly? I think you’re telling on yourself 😜

[@ericbassett6389]

Yep exactly perfect place a bunch of good old boys

[@speedracertv4934]

​@@0101-s7v If you watched the video you'd see that one of the townspeople said it.

[@MisterMooster]

She'll serve about 8 years for $54 million and yet a black man who stole a $150 jacket gets life without parole because it was his third strike, all very minor strikes like this- no wonder people complain about a two tiered justice system.

[@MyCatInABox]

Absolutely disgusting isn't it☹️

[@Gfysimpletons]

Good

[@dprcontracting6299]

Not even a 'justice system' really is it?

[@albertfinney1328]

White collar crime is not meant to refer to skin color. Financial crimes do real damage also. Man mentioned may well have had NEED for the jacket. What NEED could this woman have. Disparity in sentencing is shocking indeed. I wouldn't doubt if financial crimes carry far lesser penalties because those making the so-called laws are more concerned with those more like themselves.

[@willig4692]

pedophiles always get far lesser penalties because those interpreting and applying the "so-called laws are more concerned with those more like themselves?"@@albertfinney1328

[@kevinpatrick5162]

I think you need to investigate that brother of hers. I think she slipped a significant portion of that money to him.

[@AfricanUSA-th9ov]

And the boyfriend too. The property she was using for the horses still belongs to her under a different name

[@g.shumway5925]

I actually think the brother didn’t get any of the money…hence the foul mood.😂

[@JamesRichardWiley]

A thief who's been stealing other people's money for twenty years is not sorry. Only sorry she got caught. Her family and friends are also a letdown.

[@descendantofchaoscontrover7046]

When I moved to Dixon il 6 years ago,she was the 1st person brought to my attention along with certain cops sleeping with high school teenagers.

[@Palmstreet-u7x]

this happens all over the world,

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

I live in the country but in a nearby college town several years ago the sheriffs dept was caught running a prostitution ring, you know, helping college girls pay for college ! Several deputies indicted by a grand jury, somehow it was all dismissed and NOT ONE charge, they all remained on the department!😡 and there’s more…..it’s a disgrace!

[@MrJking065]

I have a friend that owns a massive Ford Dealership. He and his friends were caught with some local cheerleaders. He has massive wealth and paid the girls off. And the Good Old system took care of the rest.

[@cruzan8183]

Please don’t tell me that justice is blind.

[@Palmstreet-u7x]

@@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123 this is why I keep on saying,most cop's are corrupt, watching " Betraying the badge, family of the Mafia" then one sees how corrupt cops are,but it's world 🌎 wide,

[@lindseywalker6925]

No doubt, she and her attorney slipped someone a pile of money. Poor people do the most time.

[@Whocares125-u4k]

You know it...she's still using that money to get her way.

[@hottubtimemachine1200]

Well if she isn’t where she told the judge she would be that’s against her probation. Monitor or not she’s given quite a bit of $ to family members for later. What a piece of work. I truly hope they call her back to prison for the rest of her sentence.

[@beavis4play]

how could an accounting firm MISS 54 MILLION DOLLARS in theft????

[@bobgillis1137]

Indeed.Smells of kickbacks.

[@beavis4play]

@@bobgillis1137 exactly what i thought - she needed help to cover up that kind of theft.

[@maryjackson1194]

Geez...the fact that she asked for early release because her crime "didn't warrant" her punishment tells you all you need to know about her lack of remorse.

[@FluWorldOrder]

Her family is so wealthy that they were able to buy her property when it was auctioned. Being released to live in an 80 acre ranch space is not punishment buy like getting sentenced to live in a luxury health farm.

[@momsterous]

The ankle monitor doesn't allow her to go any further than that table and chair they showed set out in her brother's yard. She can look at it but she can't wander about while being under house arrest.

[@pixpusha]

She should be made to pay the town back.

[@ebayerr]

They confiscated all of her belongings and auctioned them off to pay it all back. Just one of her dozens of horses sold for $700,000.

[@pixpusha]

@@ebayerr A horse sold for $700K you say? Time to go and breed me a baby horse. These student loans. 😭 I just need one?

[@ebayerr]

@@pixpusha I'm not saying that. It's on the video when they're auctioning the horses.

[@sawmanbigtreeslayer2360]

A 20 year sentence for stealing $54 million. A better place would be to make her work it off for free! Public humiliation is way better than prison. Rita's relatives are real fine pillars of the community!! I am sure they all benefited from her capers!

[@WestCoastTruckingCEO]

She was released in 2021 so she did 8yrs. They should make her work 7 days/week until she dies to help with partial restitution

[@julierogers1155]

Yes, the "respectful" brother of Rita's is a piece of work. NO SHAME in that family?

[@americanmeteoritefan9670]

What horrible people...the foul mouthed brother...the thieving sister...just terrible people.

[@ffc303]

Lived in Dixon many years ago. Speaking against her was a sin! Where's the auditors I asked several times after seeing her gaudy house, ranch & was told she was the most respectful person in Dixon & I wasn't a local, so I had no say. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 It' a pretty area but, as you can see, very naive😨

[@mbl209]

Same. I showed horses with her. Once asked what she did for a living and when I heard she was a small town comptroller, I knew something wasn't right there. She was always very generous with donations and sponsorships, very good to the youth associations, etc. so of course nobody pushed too much and if anyone ever did ask 'oh how did you get so well off' she would say something like 'my checks clear don't they' which I guess is the Dixon, IL version of 'fo get about it'. People would say her money was in the 'family land' but vacant land in the middle of nowhere doesn't buy you $2 million dollar motor coaches. People just chose to be ignorant.

[@robertclark9]

It’s funny that the man who coined the term “trust but verify” actually came from Dixon. And became president of the United States. That’s one native son they should’ve listened to!

[@michaeldillon9441]

Ain’t no way she stole that large of amount of money by herself…54 million in over 20years..somebody else knew something…TRUST ME .. SHE GOT SOME MONEY PUT AWAY

[@sarahholland2600]

It's not hard to do. Rockstar Sting's accountant stole £13million before anyone noticed. A PA at the London HQ of Goldman Sachs investment bank stole £12million before anyone noticed.

[@AfricanUSA-th9ov]

Plenty of money and assets put away under different names. The boyfriend is still at the place she was using for the horses paid off

[@retrobabesaves2522]

That brother of hers is a real piece of work 🤣🤣🤣

[@margaritoamargo6347]

The brother and the boyfriend probably received millions of dollars of money and are beholden to protect her. He was driving a nice brand new truck kind of makes sense. The sold her property of course and all the things she claimed to own but there is no way to prove the brother or boyfriend received stolen goods so they got to keep theirs.

[@theresegbat309]

His sister is a thief, and he's got a foul mouth , no sense of shame or humility. He probably got some of that money from her.

[@TheTruthSeeker756]

So ENTITLED

[@GerryEscue]

Seems like those two came from a real quality family.(dripping sarcasm) A decent person would have simply said "No comment." He has no shame, just like his sister.

[@julierogers1155]

Agreed. Rita AND her brother seems like the dregs of society. Thank you to the journalist for this reporting.

[@joenickel2371]

Why was she released? They have to make room in prison for more politicians!

[@evm6177]

Sure who said crime don't pay and if that no good old Pres. Drumpo where still around with his MAGA fanatic supporters who knows, she and her kind would probably still be back on that high horse with newer better schemes to swindle more of the towns / countries money.

[@Whocares125-u4k]

Someone took a bribe.

[@snowycatmsm2786]

She got released due to covid. during covid a bunch of prisoners got released because well - you know.

[@wpeters4361]

How does a small town not notice, when all those things the money is supposed to be used for just don't get done? I've no doubt she socked away millions and will now be able to enjoy it. And to come back to the town where she caused so much destruction, that's just sociopathic.

[@frankdenardo8684]

They should have sent her to Jonestown, Guyana.

[@carlmorgan8452]

Co-conspirators

[@Alex-zq9zm]

She actually cried in front of the water department employees saying the city couldn't afford to give them raises. Real piece of work

[@Lonemacaroon]

As someone that lives here it’s actually not a small town anymore it’s almost a city. It’s growing

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

City council did an extremely poor job, no one ever followed up on anything, and she was allowed to essentially supervise herself. I wish they had pursued some sort of punishment for the council members' dereliction of duty. They were too busy playing VIP and sounds like everyone was allowed to have pet projects based on personal preferences & goals, they did nothing to prevent this & then played victim. God bless that whistleblower.

[@karadizon4299]

She stole million of dollar from the public. Giving her another chance in society sucks. She will repeat this again

[@jilpok1074]

Those remote towns that charge massive property taxes and somehow the entire city is in disrepair. Do the math. This happens a lot.

[@tomfuller5585]

So, crime does pay after all.

[@Livinguud]

What a nasty family. Supporting such a terrible lady that doesn’t deserve so much damage to that city. These types of people are everywhere amongst us.

[@earnestpeeplesjr8948]

It's all right. Afterlife has something for them for their actions. Especially, if they are nit remorseful.

[@rfarevalo]

Her ex-boyfriend seems like a decent guy. Here brother is a monster.

[@MrBobochow]

The clowns that let her out should be on trial….

[@blactictravel6927]

Justice is unjust she should have served her full time.

[@_Y.Not_]

She refers to it as her "mistake". A mistake is something minor that you do unintentionally that has negative consequences, this 20 year robbery of a town that she perpetrated over and over again, robbing people while actually taking a salary to rob them is despicable and the fact that she calls it a mistake shows her lack of insight and remorse.

[@lesterflaherty3457]

She still has a rainy day fund to discreetly retrieve. Maybe in the bank, maybe in a coffee can under a tree🤷‍♂️

[@dulcehajjar5826]

Well Said ! 👏

[@skinny668]

Oh well

[@missccarr89]

Near Andy Dufresne's spot I presume

[@edhuber3557]

From Wiki article on R.C.: "In 1983, Crundwell was appointed the treasurer and comptroller for Dixon, working in this capacity for almost three decades. Crundwell acquired a sterling reputation; in 2011, one of the city commissioners praised her stewardship of city finances, saying that "she looks after every tax dollar as if it were her own."

[@raerae6422]

"....as if it was her own". Hahaha, gold!

[@CT-vm4gf]

Lol

[@t8rtaught]

I wouldn't be surprised if she hid "some millions" some where, any where.

[@TomLloyd-18]

Wonder how much $$$ she secretly stashed away

[@Delisa-p7m]

They should let her out so she can pick up trash in the community and to work on building a relationship to make it right

[@melissaseago536]

This goes on all the time.

[@jimlaforte1755]

Ben is terrific! This is a great report. Riveting. In your face. I love it!

[@djcpr2009]

In other words the judge said I didn't have nothing to do with that sh**😂😂

[@drew9312]

Pandemic is over so why isn’t she back in prison? Disgraceful decision given the enormity of the crime. Sends a really bad message.

[@BG-qo8ol]

Criminals have more rights than victims. Preposterous!

[@iMatti00]

You can believe that all you want but that’s mostly emotion talking or some people are fed miss information. First, from the founding of this country it’s always been that accused criminals have rights. You’re sending them to prison so you’re supposed to make sure you get it right. Second, respectfully I can tell that you are not very knowledgeable on criminal law. Because if you talk to defense attorneys and prosecutors or even go observe hundreds of trials you will notice that prosecutors often have the red carpet rolled out for them because of all the judicial rules. But defense attorneys have to fight twice as hard to maybe get half the power if they’re lucky.

[@evm6177]

Sure who said crime don't pay and if that no good old Pres. Drumpo where still around with his MAGA fanatic supporters who knows, she and her kind would probably still be back on that high horse with newer better schemes to swindle more of the towns / countries money.

[@haulistic7569]

​@@iMatti00😂

[@documax123]

She's a piece of work. That was a spectacular fraud. Unique context too.

[@Brian-uy2tj]

Does anyone doubt that she converted some of it to cash and squirreled it away and is just waiting for her probation to end so that she can scoot on over a couple of states, change her name and go back to living like a queen?

[@JamesCook-u9h]

I agree Has to be something left of $54 million

[@Brian-uy2tj]

@@JamesCook-u9h

[@jimmason8502]

How stupid was that accounting firm not to catch this scheme that was going on for TWENTY years lol. Jeepers.

[@nco_gets_it]

Small towns/counties have one grave problem--long term employees with unsupervised authority. Unlike larger cities, there is often little or no outside oversight to government or public employees. No real press, no larger companies to question what is going on, and this leads to ill informed voters. It is not their fault, but we all have to do better than to be uniformed in an age of always available information.

[@felsman8377]

The brother is a class act

[@cheyennetapiasmith9056]

Only the "privileged" CRIMINALS won't return to prison

[@iMatti00]

I’m not sure what that means, but if by privileged you mean people who serve half of their sentence and are non-violent, then yeah I guess.

[@madnessintomagic]

@@iMatti00 A sentence should be a sentence that sticks when it *should* stick. There are probably innocent people in that prison serving similar sentences for petty marijuana possession but because they’re not… (insert the obvious here)… they don’t get the option to get out. Heck, if she’d been a (white) man, she’d have been out years earlier. And we all know it.

[@rabblelevin6923]

Early release from a federal prison is very rare. That stupid change in the rules signed by Trump is a disaster. She deserves the entire sentence.

[@thetoymanator7723]

You can see that the family benefited too - nice truck!

[@FixTechStuff]

Nobody is taking about how her family and friends benefited and how most of the missing money wasn’t recovered.

[@LenaSchweizer-ff8xy]

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[@Erickruiz562]

For the average citizen, the tactics are rather demanding. In actuality, most of them are effectively completed by experts who possess the necessary knowledge and skill set to carry out such occupations.

[@uhohotdog3483]

So still living the life 🙄 when an honest person like myself cant get a loan.... Disgusting 🤮

[@k.chriscaldwell4141]

Unfound loot made its way into someone’s hands.

[@SobersRajakumar]

There is money made out of the original $54mm that is staying hidden under the brother and bf. Many beneficiaries are protecting her and will do for the rest of their lives

[@richardcoughlin8931]

If she had embezzled $54,000 I would understand how she got away with it for so long. But $54 million? Officials in city hall should’ve been asking a lot more questions a lot sooner.

[@AfricanUSA-th9ov]

They Will Never Take Any Actions. Those That Are Trying To Report Her Always Get Fired. Mayor Of Dolton Is Doing The Same Stealing No Action Is Taken. She Fired People That Are Complaining. She Is All Over The News With No Actions

[@user-arshad.]

Affluenza, previlage, connections

[@eightonemoneypronounced-8184]

How privileged

[@baileybutterfly320]

Very!

[@iMatti00]

Umm, i’m not sure what you really mean by that. But you know there’s tens of thousands of people from all types of communities release the exact same way.

[@NoNo-iz8hd]

This woman was schooled in Chicago politics. No alderman has robbed Chicago of that kind of money.

[@MrJking065]

This may answer how she managed to get out of Jail time. The Crundwell family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. In 1880 there were 9 Crundwell families living in Texas. This was about 69% of all the recorded Crundwell's in USA. Texas has highest population of Crundwell. Looks like she had family in high places that made this happen.

[@edmundcasey7765]

RITA CRUNDWELL, TO FEED YOUR FAMILY WITH MONEY YOU STOLE . . . . EMBARRASING

[@bionicman1921]

Her brother must have some of the stolen money 💰

[@almutstarke1344]

That is not right !!! She should not have been released that early ! Other people have to do their whole jailtime!! That is too lenient..... She should have been forced to move elsewhere anyway after release !! She is bad energy for that town... NO ! NOT RIGHT AT ALL! And how her relatives act is most despicable either... How dare they !!!!

[@eddiedegoede365]

She still has farms to her name? She's still laughing

[@elcajoia619]

Tip of the iceberg, all major cities/towns something ain't right, look at all the major roads and infrastructure around you.

[@franeccher1709]

Local government not informed of her early release!

[@jimgoode2427]

Who said crime doesn't pay

[@AJK967]

How were there no independent outside audits performed on a regular basis?

[@curtisrobinson7962]

@09:07 The firm hired to do the audit had to pay $40M

[@snowycatmsm2786]

@@curtisrobinson7962 wasnt $40 mil, it was around $20 mil.

[@Brian-ey7qs]

Maybe she ain't the only crook in Dixon.

[@plm8830]

She's being treated awfully well and seems as if the community doesn't hate her too much. I wonder why? She ruined the trust of an entire town. OH WELL life goes on and no town is still safe anywhere in the world.

[@winninglane3671]

Well these small suburban towns have UNDERCOVER BALLERS ....... BALLIN 🤣🤣🤣🤣 .

[@petenrita]

She now has a career advising the Dolton, IL mayor. Who released her early? Probably a Democrat. That is how they roll.

[@DReardon-hq2vb]

The judge should have written back "STFU, thief". You know if she was black she'd still be in jail. How is the CROOKED Bureau of Prisons able to make this decision? They should be SUED.

[@mcjon77]

Let's do the math. The reporter said that Dixon got back MOST of the money. Rita soul 54 million. The government says they sold everything that they know she owned. Dixon also got a settlement of $40 million from the accounting firm. So 40 million plus selling everything she said she owned still doesn't quite come up with the 54 million dollars that she stole. It seems pretty likely that she has a lot of that money stored away someplace. I'm really look at whether her family members have mortgages on their house or how they're paying for it. She might have served 9 years in prison but walked away with 10 or 20 million in cash or assets that are hidden. A lot of people with trade 9 years of their life away for that.

[@peggychamberlain9515]

She needs to go back to jail

[@gr86er]

Thats just what they recovered from selling assets. A lot her stuff was sold at a loss and you gotta remember she was also living a lavish lifestyle so its not impossible that she spent it.

[@raerae6422]

Some of the 54 would have been hush money.

[@ManuelHM-gt9cz]

Lesson here is - Believe but verify. Somehow this brings to mind the fraud by Elizabeth Holmes and her associate on the fabulous testing machine !

[@asha8443]

What the bureau of prisons did by releasing her is a slap to the face of all the townspeople

[@johnnunes2993]

If she was a man she would still be in jail. It hard to believe that nobody noticed her having that much money while working for the government as a civil servant. I wouldn’t be surprised if others were involved in stealing that money.

[@me21464]

3 homes as the City Clerk??? 😮😮😮

[@halfabee]

Only recovered $14 million?? Where did the rest go?

[@momsterous]

A whole bunch of horses worth hundreds of thousands each sold for peanuts, for starters. Nothing they sold off would have sold at the price she paid for it except maybe the one horse that sold for $700G.

[@robertf976]

Nice brother. I'm sure Rita is just as pleasant

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

She lived the high life for years. Can't believe she is out.

[@bman6502]

Keep in mind. Elected officials come and go, and most work another job.. so plus very few have the necessary skills to understand financial details. This lady had 20ys yrs experience and had enough moxie to down talk anyone who asked questions.. I’ve served on multiple youth sports boards, and I discovered that almost every program has had at one time fraud.. here are the main reasons; trust in the person, frequent turnover, and lack of accountability…

[@williamscore5322]

Long story short: Everybody in city govt. wasn't doing shit, she was doing everyone else's job and they were happy to let her do it.

[@jonnybalz]

Sounds like a problem of oversight. City counsel has some splaining to do regarding who is in charge and the responsibilities of the position to maintain civil duties such as spending taxpayers monies.

[@AfricanUSA-th9ov]

Mayor Of Dolton Is Doing The Same Thing Now And No Actions Taken. She Fired Everyone That Complaining

[@geneziogenezio3299]

5:42 WITH 53 MILLION DOLLARS THE CITY COULD HAVE THE SWIMMING POOL FOR THE COMMUNITY, MORE LIBRARIES, HEALTHCARE, EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND MANY MORE OTHER NICE THINGS BUT, THE CITY WAS POOR DID NOT HAVE MONEY BECAUSE SHE WAS TAKING THE MONEY SO...

[@FredRoberts-w7c]

US Marshall auditioned off all her stuff bought with embezzles money including really expensive horses; she had a room entirely filled with ribbons she won at quarter horse competitions

[@chaz4471]

Did she pay back ANYTHING!!!??????

[@thebluehotel426]

Crundwell needs to humble herself and apologize to the residents of Dixon.

[@shayoway7414]

She won’t

[@mirandawise2528]

She has the people's money and legal system failed. She won't care right now but, this will come back to her in ways she didn't expect.

[@patricksullivan6176]

I believe you can always regain the lost trust, this can be accomplished by having genuine remorse and apologizing openly to the public for the misdeeds. Someone who scammed $54 million, who can easily repay a healthy amount of it to somewhat “silence the recipient” for the time being, had plenty of time to speak out and apologize, that speaks volumes, and now she can enjoy the comforts of home confinement (with “exceptions”). Paying back the stolen money (one aspect of regaining trust) and not admitting her mistakes to the offended is like taking only a pain pill and NOT addressing the ROOT CAUSE. Was Justice served?

[@joshm3342]

Evidently, not all accounting firms are able or willing to perform an accurate audit. Now, that firm should pay back all the fees for the "audits" they performed those past 20 years.

[@snowycatmsm2786]

they settled in court for around 20-30 million.

[@snowycatmsm2786]

the bank also settled for around 2 million

[@momsterous]

They had to cough up $40M according to this video.

[@erickane7093]

Trump likes these kinds of people “Really smart”

[@clemclemson9259]

thats the best you could do? GFY

[@iMatti00]

@@clemclemson9259- Get away from trumps waist line while you’re down on your knees praising him. You sicko. Your savior Trump has pulled the wool over your eyes. He’s nothing more than Hillary Clinton on steroids.

[@TomManning-cs4el]

She said it was victimless crime 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jackietreehorn-z5e]

The black woman is gorgeous

[@derekblue5681]

That woman did a great documentary on this subject called “ all the queens horses” she herself has a Phd in accounting I believe. I saw her do a presentation and she showed the documentary. Super smart. Great in depth documentary

[@Qusin111]

2.7 mil a year, $225,000 per month. ............. Pocket change.

[@momsterous]

$53M divided by eight years works out to $6.5M+ per year. She scored.

[@kelly-k-dub]

This sport isn’t for the poor, that’s for sure!! Quite ridiculous actually!! 5k for a show jacket…… insanity! 🤷🏼‍♀️🤦‍♀️🐴👑