Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Federal grand jury subpoenas Chicago Finance Committee: 6 years of records on disability payments

The Chicago Tribune reports:
A federal grand jury has demanded that a City Council committee led by a powerful alderman turn over records related to a program that last year alone paid out $115 million to disabled city workers, according to documents obtained by the Tribune.

Prosecutors sent subpoenas to the Finance Committee long led by Ald. Edward Burke, 14th. The Aug. 3 request asks for access to a host of records related to the "duty disability" program.
You can't say Alderman Burke has never seen a subpoena.