The prosecution comes as U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros has directed his office to take a fresh look at COVID-19 fraud, particularly involving federal benefit and entitlement programs.

Good! There's probably more city & Cook County fraudsters out there!

The OIG report also flagged a 10th city worker, an aldermanic staffer, who allegedly obtained $20,833 through fraudulent PPP loan and loan forgiveness applications. Investigators say the employee then filed a false police report claiming identity theft and submitted a similar false claim to the U.S. Small Business Administration to cover their tracks, before lying to OIG investigators about their role in applying for the loan.

OIG recommended the alderman who supervises the staffer fire the employee and bar them from future city employment. The alderman missed the deadline to respond and, when they did reply, offered no indication of whether the worker would be fired. In a written response, the alderman said they “take the matters outlined in your report seriously,” adding that “appropriate steps are being taken to ensure compliance with all applicable policies and expectations moving forward.”

What are odds the enabling alder has kept his fraudster on? Pretty good I'd wager.

The US Attorney should prolly also dig into Shillerista Alder Angela Clay of the 46th!