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'Travesty of justice': Reaction pours in after Biden commutes Rita Crundwell's sentence


Published on 2024-12-13 11:40:55 - MSN
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  • President Biden announced the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history on Thursday. He is commuting the sentences of approximately 1,500 Americans and granting pardons to 39 individuals convicted of non-violent crimes.

President Joe Biden has commuted the sentence of Rita Crundwell, the former comptroller of Dixon, Illinois, who was convicted of embezzling $53.7 million from the city over two decades. Crundwell, who was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison in 2013, had her sentence reduced to time served, which amounted to about 11 years. This decision was part of a broader clemency initiative announced on April 25, 2024, aimed at addressing non-violent offenders. Crundwell, now 71, will also have to pay restitution of $53.7 million. Her case gained national attention due to the scale of the fraud, which she used to fund a lavish lifestyle and her passion for raising and showing quarter horses.

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