Cy Thompson: The Generous Embezzler

by Eileen Evans

Cy Thompson stole over $1 million from Hormel over 10 years. He used the money to build a park outside LeRoy & farms with chickens, hogs, & cows before he got caught.

168 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Linda Spyhalski · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book set in the communities of Austin, LeRoy and Oak Dale Minnesota. Cy Thomson worked at the local Hormel factory and embezzled over one million dollars. He spent all of the money on developing farms, parks, community centers, and entertainment for locals and tourists. He worked at Hormel for ten years before being caught and spent ten year in Stillwater prison for his crime. Very interesting historical account of his life and his crime.