SaukValley.com
Published 09/20/2012
- 12:58 p.m. CDT
Each of those state charges accuses her of theft of more than $100,000 in government property, which is a Class X felony punishable by 6 to 30 years in prison. Photo © GoHorseShow.com
DIXON – Former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell's legal situation just got worse.
Thursday morning, a Lee County grand jury delivered a staggering 60-count indictment against the 59-year-old Dixon horse breeder and showman.
Each
of those state charges accuses her of theft of more than $100,000 in
government property, which is a Class X felony punishable by 6 to 30
years in prison.
A prosecutor presents evidence in secret to a grand jury,
which determines whether it is sufficent for an indictment. The
six-member jury does not determine guilt or innocence.The
indictment comes 5 months after federal prosecutors charged Crundwell
with a single count of wire fraud in connection with what they say was
the misappropriation of more than $53 million in city funds since 1990.
Lee County State's Attorney Henry Dixon will have a news conference at 1 p.m. today at City Hall to discusss the state charges.
Federal
prosecutors say Crundwell funneled money through the city's capital
development fund and into a secret account she opened in the city’s name
two decades ago.
Since the federal charges were filed, she has been free on a $4,500 recognizance bond...
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