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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

Watchdog investigating migrant spending and PPP loan fraud by city employees: ‘This is a large-scale undertaking’

Chicago’s inspector general, Deborah Witzburg, (Provided)

Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said Thursday she is investigating “a lot” of allegations of payroll protection fraud by city employees and has launched a companion probe into $163 million in city spending on the migrant crisis.

Whenever there is a state of emergency and a haste to deliver financial aid, there is an inevitable shortage of oversight that invites abuse, Witzburg said.

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