OIG Audit Finds City Could Not Determine Who Accessed Public Safety Cameras and Did Not Establish Operational Objectives for the Cameras An audit released today by the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) examined the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) management of approximately 2,700 public safety cameras, as well as its […]
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OIG Finds Only 43.9% of Restaurants and Similar Establishments Received All Required Routine Food Inspections
A City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit, released today, found that the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) did not meet the routine inspection frequency requirements required by law. Specifically, CDPH inspected, only 3,566, or 43.9%, of high-risk establishments, such as restaurants, the required minimum of two times in 2015; only 2,478, […]
Read MoreFormer Redflex CEO Sentenced to 30 Months for Corruption in the Awarding of Chicago’s Red-Light Camera Contracts
CHICAGO — The former chief executive of Chicago’s first red-light camera vendor was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison and over $2 million in restitution for paying bribes to a city official to help procure the contracts. As the CEO of Redflex Traffic Systems Inc., KAREN FINLEY would funnel cash and other financial […]
Read MoreInspector General’s 2016 Statement to Chicago City Council Budget Committee
Opening Statement of the Inspector General, 2017 Budget Hearings, October 26, 2016 Madam Chair and members of the City Council: Thank you for the opportunity to be here today before the Committee on Budget & Government Operations. I look forward to answering your questions and discussing the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) 2017 budget request. This […]
Read MoreOIG Follow-Up Report on Audit of DFSS Homeless Services
OIG Follow-Up Report on Audit of DFSS Homeless Services A City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) follow-up report concludes that the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) continues to make improvements to its process for selecting and monitoring homeless service providers. Among the original August 2015 audit findings, OIG reported, inaccuracies in […]
Read MoreFormer City of Chicago Building Inspector Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Bribe from Property Owner to Allow Renovations Without a Permit
CHICAGO — A former building inspector for the City of Chicago admitted in federal court today that he solicited a $300 bribe from a property owner in exchange for allowing renovation work without a permit. ROBERTO URIBE, 55, of Frankfort, demanded the bribe from an owner of a two-story building in Chicago, according to a […]
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