Ransom J. "Cy" Thomson is best known as the man that, between the years of 1911 and 1921 embezzled over $1,000,000 from Hormel Foods in Austin, MN. In his autobiography he wrote of his status in the community prior to the uncovering of the embezzlement. <blockquote> "Once my story was written up in magazines as a story of success. It told of a farm boy who came to the city, and by industry and honesty had carved his way to a position of trust and integrity. Wikipedia
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