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Article posted: 11/14/2012 6:41 PM

She embezzled $50 million from a small town in Illinois

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Rita Crundwell walks pass the media outside of the federal courthouse in Rockford on Wednesday. The former comptroller of Dixon, she pleaded guilty to allegations she embezzled more than $50 million from the small city to fund a lavish lifestyle.

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A federal prosecutor said Wednesday that a small-town Illinois bookkeeper's admission that she embezzled more than $50 million should serve as a warning for other public officials.