Rita Crundwell, The former comptroller in Dixon, Ill was charged with the embezzlement of $53 million in early 2013. Embezzlement is the fraudulent conversion of another’s property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted. Crundwell handled all of the finances for the City of Dixon, Illinois starting in 1983. It was revealed in 2012 that Rita Crundwell had embezzled $53.7 million from the city of Dixon during her 22 years serving as Dixon’s comptroller. Crundwell said that the embezzlement started 10 years prior. Special Agent Patrick Gary of the FBI testified had found 159 fake invoices in her desk disguised as payments for public works projects. Instead, she put the money into her own secret account. Crundwell used the millions