Ex-Chicago-area comptroller to plead guilty in fraud case
(MCT) — CHICAGO — Former Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell plans to plead guilty Wednesday to a federal fraud charge that alleges she siphoned more than $53 million from the small northwestern Illinois city’s coffers, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
The office released a statement saying Crundwell will change her plea to guilty at a morning hearing in federal court in Rockford.
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