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Judge orders seizure of Crundwell retirement funds

Posted January 21, 2015 10:00 pm

The Associated Press

DIXON, Ill. (AP) - A federal judge has ordered about $90,000 in retirement fund reimbursements owed to former Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell be handed over to the court.

Crundwell's attorney, Ruth Robinson, contested inclusion of those funds with the nearly $54 million restitution she was ordered to pay after she pleaded guilty to wire fraud in November 2012.

The (Dixon) Telegraph (http://bit.ly/1yNfd8M ) reports U.S. District Judge Philip Reinhard rendered his decision Wednesday.

The money involved comes from two funds, the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund and Nationwide Retirement Solutions.

If no taxes are withheld, the two funds will send a combined $90,565.86 to the U.S. District Court in Chicago. The money then will be sent to the city of Dixon.

Crundwell is serving a nearly 20 years in prison.

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Information from: Dixon Telegraph, http://www.saukvalley.com

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