President Biden made history on Thursday when he commuted the prison sentences of nearly 1,500 people and granted 49 pardons, marking the largest one-day clemency in modern history.

With the sweeping move, Biden shaved years off the sentence of the person convicted of the largest municipal embezzlement in U.S. history, angering the current leaders of the small town where she stole.

President Biden speaks during the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, on Monday, February 12, 2024. Biden commuted the sentences of Rita Crundwell and nearly 1,500 others this week. (Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

Also on the list of inmates released by Biden who were in home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic was Rita Crundwell, the former comptroller of Dixon, Illinois, who was sentenced in 2013 to nearly 20 years for stealing nearly $54 Millions have been sentenced to prison in the city of 15,000 residents over two decades.

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Crundwell, now 71, admitted embezzling funds from the city of Dixon during her time as comptroller and using the stolen funds to live a lavish lifestyle that included funding her horse breeding business, buying real estate and more Luxury motorhomes owned by more than four dozen vehicles.

Rita Crundwell, former comptroller of the city of Dixon, Illinois, turns away as her attorney briefly speaks to the media after Crundwell pleaded guilty in federal court in Rockford, Illinois, on Wednesday, November 14, 2012. Crundwell stole over $53 million. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/MCT/Getty Images)

According to CBS News, Crundwell was scheduled to serve 85% of her sentence, which would have kept her in prison until October 20, 2029. But on August 4, 2021, she was released early from house arrest, where she remained until Biden commuted her sentence this week.

“The City of Dixon is shocked and outraged by the announcement that President Biden has pardoned Rita Crundwell for the largest municipal embezzlement in our country’s history,” current Dixon City Manager Danny Langlossa said in a statement responding to Biden’s Converting Crundwell’s penalty responded. “This is a complete disregard for justice and a slap in the face to our entire community.”

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“While today’s news is unimaginable, the city of Dixon finds itself in an incredible position today,” Langlossa added. “We will continue to focus on the future and work to capitalize on the momentum we have created.”