Ex-Art Institute payroll manager stole more than $2 million from museum: indictment

A former payroll manager for the Art Institute of Chicago was indicted on federal charges of stealing more than $2 million in museum funds over a decade. (Sun-Times file)

A former payroll manager for the Art Institute of Chicago has been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $2 million in museum funds over the course of about 13 years.

The indictment announced Friday by Chicago’s U.S. Attorney’s Office accuses Michael Maurello of depositing money from the Institute’s payroll into his own bank account from 2007 to 2020.