February 14, 2013
A former official of Dixon, Ill., was sentenced to 19 years and seven months in prison Thursday after she admitted to stealing more than $53 million from the city over the course of roughly two decades to fund her horse farm and personal expenses.
November 14, 2012
A former official of Dixon, Ill., entered a federal plea deal Wednesday in which she admitted to stealing more than $53 million from the city since 1990 to fund her horse farming business and other expenses while she supervised the city's finances.