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Dixon’s indicted ex-comptroller’s 400 horses to be sold

Posted July 23, 2012 3:51 pm

Associated Press

Prosecutors say more than 400 horses that belong to a former city comptroller in Dixon accused of stealing millions in public money will be sold by Sept. 30.

The Rockford Register Star reported U.S. attorneys announced the timeline during a Monday status hearing on Rita Crundwell’s case. The 59-year-old Dixon resident is accused of misappropriating more than $53 million since 1990 to help support a lavish lifestyle and her nationally renowned horse-breeding operation. She has pleaded not guilty to wire fraud.

Also during the hearing, Crundwell’s defense attorneys requested more time to review about 18,000 pages of evidence. The judge granted their request.

If Crundwell is found guilty, net proceeds from the sales will go toward restitution for the city of Dixon.

Rita Crundwell, former comptroller for Dixon, leaves federal court in Rockford on May 7 after pleading not guilty to stealing tens of millions of dollars from the community. Associated Press

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