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Andy Biggs: “What the gentleman would have us believe is that Rita Crundwell, who stole $54 million from Dixon, Illinois, repaid that…”

On the recordMarch 18, 2026
What the gentleman would have us believe is that Rita Crundwell, who stole $54 million from Dixon, Illinois, repaid that $54 million before she received her pardon. That is what we would have to believe. We would have to believe that Paul M. Daugerdas, sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in a multibillion-dollar tax fraud scheme, one of the largest in history, had reimbursed the Federal Government for those multibillion dollars. We would have to believe that Toyosi Alatishe, who abused his position as a caretaker for patients by filing fraudulent tax returns on behalf of these poor folks, paid everything back. There is no indication of that from the Dixon, Illinois, folks. No indication at all. Mr. Speaker, I think I have made my case.
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Andy Biggs
Republican · Arizona

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Discussing the implications of pardons related to financial crimes.

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