so, started small but in the few years after opening the account, rita cromwell was making check touty large amounts like 300,000, $500,000. over the course of years, many years, all these 30 years, -- sit down -- rita cromwell sold $53 million -- stole $53 million from the town of dixon, illinois, right out of the pockets of their friends and neighbors. at the same time the city of dixon couldn't afford the most basic repairs and updates. i know, the police cars had all these old used radios. streeted that bad through needed repair. a water treatment facility that didn't get built.

so, started small but in the few years after opening the account, rita cromwell was making check tout fairly large amounts like 300,000, $500,000. over the course of years, many years, all these 30 years, -- sit down -- rita cromwell sold $53 million -- stole $53 million from the town of dixon, illinois, right out of the pockets of their friends and neighbors. at the same time the city of dixon couldn't afford the most basic repairs and updates. i know, the police cars had all these old used radios. streeted that bad through needed repair. a water treatment facility that didn't get built. when swanson, the secretary, found the dummy account she was floored. this is rita, after all. she immediately brought it to the attention of the mayor, who wasted no time in calling the fbi. six months later they were ready and one morning in april 2012 rita called into the mayor's office where the fbi was waiting for her. rita confessed. after all she was caught red-handed. there was nothing much she could do. and fully cooperated with the fbi. this is not -- the mayor was so upset by now when aske