I didn't realize just how small a town it is.
From Wikipedia:
The population was 15,733 as of the 2010 census, down from 15,941 at the 2000 census.How could somebody in a town that small not have noticed that things weren't quite right money-wise? $53 million, even over 30 years, is a lot of money for that a small town's budget. (I'm thinking that a lot of people were looking the other way for a long time.)
Judging from the article I posted in post #17, there was about 3 levels of separation between accounts. Not all that great, really, in the scheme of things. Especially when books are being audited...
Also, from statements by those auditors (2 firms according to the story), they’re either playing dumb or not responding.
And the city council is to blame as well. Wasn’t anyone at that level concerned over her apparent prosperous lifestyle?
As I mentioned in post #16, I live about 35 miles East, in another small town - smaller than Dixon, actually. I would hope our officials are taking heed. I’ll have to quiz the mayor when I see him.