A Very, Very, Very Nice Lady Did Some Fraud

Who’s the last person you’d suspect of committing fraud? Your grandmother? A good friend? Someone who always seems to be thinking about how they can help others? In this episode, Caleb and Greg discuss a case where someone checks all of those boxes.

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Sources:

Viles ‘in a league of her own’ after guilty verdict in $500K theft from town, prosecutor says — Kennebec Journal

Claudia Viles, Even After Tax Theft Conviction, Commands Community Favor — Kennebec Journal Morning Sentinel

Property owned by Anson town clerk convicted of embezzlement to be auctioned — Mainebiz.biz

Former Anson tax collector to serve five years on theft charges — Portland Press Herald

Circumstances that made it easy for Viles to steal not unique to Anson — CentralMaine.com

Difference between Tax Collector & Assessor — Orange County Treasurer’s Office

About The Florida Tax Collector — Sarasota County Tax Collector

Municipal Tax Collectors — Connecticut’s Official State Website

Title 36, §1487: Collection of tax — Maine.gov

Anson, Maine — Wikipedia

Claudia Viles, who will serve five years for embezzlement, vows to clear her name — CentralMaine.com

Median Household Income in Maine — St. Louis Fed