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Accountant Pleads "Not Guilty"

Updated: May 8, 2012
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DIXON -- The former accountant for the city pleaded not guilty to wire fraud charges. Rita Crundwell is accused of stealing $53-million from the city.
    Prosecutors say she was transferring city funds to a secret bank account. They say she used that money to buy luxury homes, cars, jewelry and even a horse-breeding operation.

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