A Very, Very, Very Nice Lady Did Some Fraud

Oh My Fraud

08-11-2023 • 51 mins

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 saysKennebec Journal

Claudia Viles, Even After Tax Theft Conviction, Commands Community FavorKennebec 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