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Small-town swindler stays mum while under investigation

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Illinois city comptroller accused of stealing $53 million in taxpayer money
Duration 1:37
Date May 3, 2012

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Really -- role was in no mood to stop and talk to us today particularly doctor -- -- you are sick of people Dixon.

She sped away from warehouse through their long done.

Rear ended by pulling dangerously into traffic.

Earlier federal agents spent hours catalog being of photographing about 300 quarter horses kept on -- wells properties in Dixon.

The government is seeking to -- a total of 311.

Horses including one called have faith in money.

They are also going after cardinals' farm and gated house as well as other property of vehicles.

Which he is alleged to have purchased with -- 53 million dollars in embezzled money.

People are amazed.

That she would have done anything like that they're very upset.

That she would have.

-- community.

In such content that -- -- just take the money right out of our pocket.

James Dixon was mayor from 1983 in 1990.

Crime well was appointed just before he took office and is accused of starting your bill brings game around the time he left.

And then continuing it for the next -- two years.

The current mayor has ordered a complete investigation of City Hall.

-- well he says was skimming sales tax dollars the feds say she set -- a secret account and funneled the money there to pay for a lavish lifestyle.

People aren't sure how much of their money they will get returned.

With that amount of time 53 million dollars seems.

Beyond the imagination I can't I can't possibly imagine that amount of money being taken out of our bunch of -- no one noticing.