(Page 3 of 3)  Financial controls in Dixon were the 'perfect
storm of embezzlement,' an expert says  Treasurer, comptroller
allegedly stole $30 million from city coffers  April 27, 2012|By
Melissa Jenco and Andy Grimm, Chicago Tribune reporters  To
some, Crundwell's horse farms, vehicles and jewelry should have
been tipoffs that she was living well beyond her $80,000 salary.
But residents have said they either didn't notice any
ostentatious lifestyle or thought her wealth came from horse
breeding.  "Most folks just assumed she was a successful
businesswoman," said Dixon, the former mayor. "The culture
around here is if you have money, you don't flaunt it. Those
that do, they don't have many friends."  Those in the industry
say breeding and showing horses can be extremely expensive and
not a major moneymaker. Its wealthy practitioners typically had
money before they started, they said.  "The thing that jolts me
is when people are living way beyond their means and nobody says
anything," said Sinason, the NIU pr