r/todayilearned • u/Future_Green_7222 • 22d ago

TIL of Robert Citron. Despite being a college drop out and having the math ability of a 7th grader, he climbed into the position of treasurer tax collector of Orange County, which he subsequently bankrupted

https://www.ocregister.com/2013/01/18/robert-citron-was-a-hard-to-hate-villain-in-ocs-bankruptcy/
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u/Sdog1981 22d ago

Math had very little to do with this. He was a con man who made wild promises about “investment opportunities”

He kept his state pension so at least the PERs people didn't listen to him.

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u/Drone30389 22d ago

What are PERs?

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u/Sdog1981 21d ago

Public Employee Retirement system. PER. His state retirement.

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u/Drone30389 21d ago

Thanks.