US President Biden commutes sentence of former city employee convicted of stealing $53 million, Dixon residents 'shocked'
President Biden commuted the sentence of Rita Crundwell, who embezzled $54 million from the town of Dixon, Illinois. Crundwell, originally sentenced to nearly 20 years, was released to house arrest in 2021 and is now free. Dixon officials expressed outrage at the clemency, calling it a travesty of justice.
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President Biden commuted the sentence of Rita Crundwell, who embezzled $54 million from the town of Dixon, Illinois. Crundwell, originally sentenced to nearly 20 years, was released to house arrest in 2021 and is now free. Dixon officials expressed outrage at the clemency, calling it a travesty of justice. 
