Crooked City: Dixon, IL
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This is a story about a woman who came to be known as The Horse Queen. She owned hundreds of champion quarter horses on her ranch outside the small city of Dixon, Illinois. And she was also Dixon’s treasurer/comptroller. Yet no one ever thought to ask how she could afford all of those horses on the salary of a civil servant… until the FBI raided City Hall in 2012 and Rita was arrested. For twenty years, Rita Crundwell worked hard to become the world’s largest and most successful quarter horse breeder… while also becoming America’s most prolific municipal embezzler.
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From Marc Smerling, the creator of Crimetown and The Jinx, welcome to CROOKED CITY. The Saturday Evening Post dubbed Youngstown, Ohio “Crimetown U.S.A.” It was a mob town. Illegal gambling was so lucrative that a mob war raged for decades, and bodies piled up. Then, Jim Traficant ran for sheriff, riding into office as the city’s steel industry fell on hard times. Traficant battles the local newspaper, then the FBI, the IRS and finally his own demons as an eight-term, twice-indicted congressman.
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This is a story about a woman who came to be known as The Horse Queen. She owned hundreds of champion quarter horses on her ranch outside the small city of Dixon, Illinois. And she was also Dixon’s treasurer/comptroller. Yet no one ever thought to ask how she could afford all of those horses on the salary of a civil servant… until the FBI raided City Hall in 2012 and Rita was arrested. For twenty years, Rita Crundwell worked hard to become the world’s largest and most successful quarter horse breeder… while also becoming America’s most prolific municipal embezzler.
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From the same team that brought you Crooked City comes a new true crime podcast, Denise Didn't Come Home.
Karen Falasca last saw her 15 year old sister Denise on July 14, 1969, when they parted ways not far from their Bergen County home. The next day, Denise’s body was found strangled next to a cemetery. For almost 50 years, Karen searched for her sister's killer. In Denise Didn’t Come Home, host Anthony Scalia joins her in her search and discovers an shocking and unexpected truth.
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In 2014, congressman Jim Traficant dies, and the city that loved him mourns. Why so much love for such a flawed man?
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The Cleveland mob has a tip for Youngstown bank burglar Amil Dinsio: there’s a vault in California, full of President Richard Nixon’s dirty money.
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After Youngstown suffers the shocking loss of the steel industry, local football hero Jim Traficant runs for sheriff, promising to clean up the city amidst a brutal mob war.
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FBI agent Bob Kroner tangles with Jim Traficant in a game of cat-and-mouse…and a battle for the hearts and minds of Youngstown.
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Sheriff Jim Traficant defends himself in and out of court against the federal government. Will Youngstown set him free?
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Frank Susany is an up-and-coming thief, making his bones with mob boss Joey Naples…until he crosses paths with violent drug addict Mark Batcho.
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Sheriff Jim Traficant is a local hero after he defeats the federal government in court. Now he plans to take the fight to Washington...as a U.S. Congressman.
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When mob boss Jimmy Prato dies, a longstanding feud between his right hand, Joey Naples, and his nephew, Lenny Strollo, boils over. Only one can be the new boss.
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Frankie Susany vows revenge on the man who almost killed him, Mark Batcho. But enemies soon become friends as Susany introduces Batcho to the mob.
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Lenny Strollo runs the rackets in Youngstown, but not everyone wants to get in line.
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Congressman Jim Traficant takes on a wayward cause: the fight to free a man convicted of being a notorious Nazi war criminal.
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A newly-elected county prosecutor threatens the mob’s way of life. Now, his life is in danger.
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A late-night tipster leads to the biggest mob dragnet in Youngstown history. Who will talk, and who will live by the code?
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After the fall of the mob in Youngstown, the feds gather information to go after corrupt officials. Will they go after Congressman Traficant?
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Jim Traficant faces expulsion in the House of Representatives. Will he stand firm, like a junkyard bulldog in the face of a hurricane?
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Deep in the forests of northern California, a man is found brutally murdered. Investigators set out to discover what happened.
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if you're a square individual, by all meals tell your truths , I can't stand pretend criminals who become a rat during a crime .. boils my blood listening to people like Zach..
the piano music in this episode is sublime
In the podcast "Crooked City: Dixon, IL," listeners are taken on a riveting journey through the astonishing true story of one of the most audacious and enduring embezzlement schemes in American history. Dixon, Illinois, a seemingly unremarkable small town, becomes the stage for an incredible tale of corruption, deceit, and betrayal. https://firmania.com/los-angeles/rigid-box-packaging-14628276 The story revolves around the charismatic figure of Rita Crundwell, a trusted city official who served as the comptroller of Dixon for more than three decades. Listeners are introduced to her seemingly normal life in Dixon, where she was known for her love of horses and her prominent role in the community. https://find-open.com/los-angeles/rigid-box-packaging-13943447
Jesus Christ... the narrator's voice is awful. I can't listen to her.
Pretty bland- both series. Not the best or informative interview podcast.
this conversation with Chad (sorry Sean) is HARD to listen to.
won't play here or on Spotify... hmmmmm 🤔
Good body of work!
Does he still have the Greatest Rug Ever?
I'm expecting a lot out of this series... I'm from Youngstown's little sister city, stuck in between Youngstown and Cleveland, and getting all of the crooked that oozed over from both.