Owners of a green tech startup company that installed and maintained charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles were indicted on March 3rd, 2015, by a federal grand jury for allegedly engaging in a scheme to fraudulently obtain federal and state grant funds, from the City of Chicago, the State of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, […]
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Inspector General’s Statement to City Council Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety
Opening Statement of the Inspector General Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety regarding Red Light Cameras, October 28, 2014 Chairman Burnett, and members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to speak this afternoon about the Office of Inspector General’s report on the Red-Light Camera program, which is a matter of great public interest […]
Read MoreInspector General’s 2014 Statement to Chicago City Council Budget Committee
Opening Statement of the Inspector General 2013 Budget Hearings, October 30, 2013 Madam Chair, and members of the City Council: Thank you for the opportunity to be here today before the Committee on the Budget & Government Operations. I look forward to answering your questions and discussing the OIG’s 2014 budget request. Thank you all for your […]
Read MoreOIG Ordinance Amended To Include Interested Sister Agencies
On October 8, 2014, the Chicago City Council approved amendments to Municipal Code of Chicago (MCC) 2-56 proposed by the Emanuel Administration that expands the jurisdictional authority of the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General to the City’s “sister agencies.” Under the new law, interested sister agencies – such as the Public Building Commission, […]
Read MoreChicago Used Car Broker And Taxicab Operator Arrested On Federal Charges
On September 29 the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Office of Inspector General for the City of Chicago announced the arrest of Alexander Igolnikov. The indictment alleges that between 2007 and April 2010 Ignolikov conspired with three unnamed auto brokers, […]
Read MoreFormer Redflex CEO, Liaison, and Chicago Official Indicted For Alleged Corruption in City’s Red Light Camera Contracts
A former chief executive officer of Chicago’s first red light camera vendor, Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc., and the company’s customer liaison with the city, were indicted on August 13, 2014, on federal corruption charges together with a retired city official who managed the red light camera program for nearly a decade, after he alone was charged initially […]
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