DIXON – A Lee County woman who was convicted of wire fraud after allegedly embezzling over $50 million from the city of Dixon has been released from prison. Authorities confirmed that Rita Crundwell was released Wednesday from the Federal Corrections Institution in Pekin. Crundwell was sentenced in 2013 to 19 years 7 months. She was due to be released in 2029.
Dixon Mayor Liandro Arellano expressed his frustration that they received no official notification.
“It is incredibly frustrating that Dixon was given no victim notification of Rita Crundwell’s release. Dixonites are still dealing with the social and financial aftermath of the damage she did, and our community deserved notice of and reasoning for this decision.”
