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Quarterly Report of the Office of Inspector General Third Quarter 2014
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OCTOBER 15,2014
866-IG-TIPLINE (866-448-4754) www.chicagoinspectoriieneral.org
Joseph M. Ferguson Inspector General
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
City of Chicago
740 N Sedgwick. Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 Telephone: (773) 478-7799 Fax: (773)478-3949
October 15,2014
To the Mayor, Members ofthe City Council, the City Clerk, the City Treasurer, and the residents of the City of Chicago:
Enclosed for your review is the public report on the operations of the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) during the third quarter of 2014, filed with the City Council pursuant to Section 2-56-120 of the Municipal Code of Chicago.
The investigations closed by OIG this quarter demonstrate the diverse range of expertise and capabilities of this office. OIG investigations found, among other activities, unauthorized use of City property, bribery, falsification of employment related documents, and a violation of the City's minority-owned business enterprise policies.
OIG's continuing productive partnership with the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation also brought significant developments—including arrests and indictments—in two investigations this past quarter:
A five-count federal indictment alleging that a taxicab executive participated in an interstate automobile title-washing conspiracy that placed salvage vehicles into service as Chicago taxis.
A multi-count federal corruption indictment against a former senior CDOT official, and a senior executive and consultant for former City vend...
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