Ex-Dixon treasurer pleads not guilty
(MCT) — Former longtime Dixon Treasurer Rita Crundwell entered a not-guilty plea in Lee County criminal court Wednesday to 60 counts of theft tied to her alleged embezzlement of $53 million from city coffers over more than two decades.
Crundwell, 59, appeared before Judge Ronald Jacobson for her arraignment on the felony counts, said a spokeswoman for Lee County State's Attorney Henry Dixon.
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