Sandack: Dixon Comptroller Embezzlement Highlights Need for Local Transparency
Spotlighting the Rita Crundwell incident, in which $53 million was embezzled from a city’s coffers, the Downers Grove state senator is pushing for new transparency legislation.
Citing the Rida Crundwell case—in which a Dixon, Ill. comptroller embezzled about $53 million over 22 years from the city—State Sen. Ron Sandack (R-Downers Grove) is pushing for Illinois to pass his Taxpayer Accountability Transparency Act, which he says will help prevent further such abuses by opening local government to public scrutiny. “While most news outlets focused on the accused’s extravagant lifestyle and lavish hobbies, the more concerning story to me was how did this happen and how do we protect taxpayers in the future,” Sandack writes in a post on Reboot Illinois. “Transparency serves as a sort of disinfectant to graft, corruption and fraud. The more access the public has to information, the more responsible government will be…
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8:10 pm on Monday, April 1, 2013
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