Fifteen defendants (including property owners and developers, contractors and seven City of Chicago inspectors) were arrested on federal bribery charges. Most of them for allegedly exchanging cash payments and other benefits with a former corrupt “expediter” relating to various city building, zoning and related permit matters. Federal law enforcement officials and the city’s Inspector General […]
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Inspector General Hoffman’s Opening Statement in 2008 Budget Hearings
The Inspector General testified before the City Council Committee on the Budget and Government Operations as part of the annual budget hearings. Inspector General Hoffman’s opening statement provided a summary of the Office’s activities and accomplishments over the last year.
Read MoreCrooked Code: Three City Inspectors and a Private Contractor Charged
Three City of Chicago inspectors and a private contractor have been arrested on federal bribery charges for allegedly exchanging cash payments with an undercover former city employee relating to various city building and permit matters. Federal law enforcement officials and the city’s Inspector General announced today March 15, 2007. A series of three arrests began […]
Read MoreInspector General Hoffman’s Opening Statement in 2007 Budget Hearings
The Inspector General testified before the City Council Committee on the Budget and Government Operations as part of the annual budget hearings. Inspector General Hoffman’s opening statement provided a summary of the Office’s activities and accomplishments over the last year.
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