CHICAGO — Federal authorities have launched a criminal probe into alleged ghost-payrolling at the Cook County sheriff’s office involving at least nine sheriff’s employees, including one high-ranking official, sources have told The Chicago Tribune.
The investigation is centered on whether the employees collected a county paycheck while at the same time were working side jobs or not working at all, sources said.
Federal agents recently visited the sheriff’s office to interview employees and review documents as part of the ongoing probe, according to another source. No criminal charges have been filed.
