Ritas Crundwell's story details how trusting your governmental officials to always act for the public good is not realistic

Next, find the City of Dixon's Financial Statements online

Using 20/20 hindsight and knowing that the fraud was taking place,

• pick one year of the fraud, between 1990 and 2012, (tell us what year you pick) and
• tell everyone one red flag that you see in the financial statements (reference the section/statement and page).
• Finally, state why you believe this red flag should have been noticed. You may compare it to a set of financials outside the fraud window if that helps to explain why you believe the item to be a red flag.