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  2. Corruption in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Orville Hodge (R) was the Auditor of Public Accounts (predecessor office to the Illinois Comptroller) from 1952 to 1956. During his term in office, he embezzled $6.15 million of [citation needed] state funds, mainly by altering and forging checks that were paid on the state's account.

  3. Warrant of payment - Wikipedia

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    Finance. In financial transactions, a warrant is a written order by one person that instructs or authorises another person to pay a specified recipient a specific amount of money or supply goods at a specific date. [1] A warrant may or may not be negotiable and may be a bearer instrument that authorises payment to the warrant holder on demand ...

  4. Comptroller of Maryland - Wikipedia

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    The comptroller's office was established by the second Maryland Constitution of 1851 due to concern for potential fraud and corruption in the administration of the public treasury. Pursuant to this mandate, the comptroller effectively functions as Maryland's chief financial officer .

  5. Rita Crundwell - Wikipedia

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    Rita A. Crundwell (née Humphrey; born January 10, 1953) is the former Comptroller and Treasurer of Dixon, Illinois, from 1983 to 2012, and the admitted operator of what is believed to be the largest municipal fraud in U.S. history. She was fired in April 2012 after the discovery that she had embezzled $53.7 million from the city of Dixon for ...

  6. 2010 Illinois gubernatorial election - Wikipedia

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    The 2010 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Quinn was elected to a full term in office, having become governor in 2009 following the impeachment and removal of Governor Rod Blagojevich. [1] Quinn was elected as the Democratic nominee, [2] the Illinois Green Party nominee was ...

  7. Sales tax - Wikipedia

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    A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services. Usually laws allow the seller to collect funds for the tax from the consumer at the point of purchase. When a tax on goods or services is paid to a governing body directly by a consumer, it is usually called a use tax. Often laws provide for the exemption ...

  8. South Carolina Comptroller General - Wikipedia

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    Salary. US$151,000 annually. Website. Official website. The comptroller general of South Carolina is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of South Carolina. Forty individuals have held the office of comptroller general since 1800. The office has been held by Brian J. Gaines since May 12, 2023, who was appointed by ...

  9. State constitutional officer - Wikipedia

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    In Illinois, for example, the treasurer invests the public funds, while the comptroller writes the checks to cover the state's expenses. [10] 47 of the 50 states have a secretary of state . 35 of those states popularly elect the secretary of the state, while in the other states either the governor appoints or the legislature elects the ...