On May 13, 2021, Patrick Daley Thompson, Alderman of the 11th Ward, entered a plea of not guilty to all counts at an arraignment conducted by the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama. Thompson was indicted on federal charges, including five counts of willfully filing a false income tax return (26 U.S.C. 7206(1)) and two counts of […]
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OIG Finds That the Chicago Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program Addresses Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Risks
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the Chicago Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) COVID-19 contact tracing program to determine if CDPH managed privacy and cybersecurity risks associated with the collection, storage, and transmittal of COVID-19 contact tracing data in accordance with the City of Chicago’s Information Security and Technology Policies (ISTP) […]
Read MoreSignificant Activity Report: United States v. John McClendon
On April 6, 2021, John McClendon was sentenced to two years of probation, six months of home detention, and paid $11,743.19 in restitution. McClendon, owner and president of McClendon Holdings LLC, was indicted on federal charges, including four counts of wire fraud (18 U.S.C. 1343), for defrauding the City of Chicago by falsifying price increases […]
Read MoreOIG Releases First Quarter 2021 Report
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its first quarter report to City Council, which summarizes the Office’s activity from January 1, 2021, through March 31, 2021. This quarter’s report contains details of concluded investigations, inquiries, and other activities, including: An OIG investigation which established that a Chicago Fire Department (CFD) […]
Read MoreOIG Finds That CPD Has Made Minimal Progress in Developing a New Gang Intelligence System, and Has Not Clearly Articulated its Value or Been Adequately Transparent in its Development
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section has completed a follow-up to its 2019 review of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD or the Department) “gang database.” OIG found that, while CPD’s response to the recommendations contained in the original 2019 report were centered on the creation of a new gang intelligence system, CPD […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-Up Finds That the Department of Water Management Has Significantly Improved Its Overtime Monitoring
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its audit of the Department of Water Management’s (DWM) overtime monitoring system. Based on the Department’s responses, OIG concludes that DWM has fully implemented 7 of 13, substantially implemented 3, and partially implemented 3 of the corrective actions that will help […]
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