When a small town in Illinois puts too much trust in one city employee, the city falls victim to the largest municipal fraud case in U.S. history spanning multiple decades. Join Lyndsie and Lauryn in Episode 7 of A Place in the Courtroom as they discuss “Pink Collar Crime” and the case of Rita Crundwell.
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