Fitzgerald: Don’t ‘Trivialize’ the Harm from Hiring Fraud

March 24, 2009 by CookReformer
Filed under: Corruption, Mayor Daley, Reform

In the wake of the conviction of former Daley political operative Al Sanchez over city hiring fraud - Chicago Public Radio reports on U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald’s statements that we should not “trivialize” the harm of such fraud.

In this case, he’s talking about hiring fraud at the city level - but let’s not forget that the federal patronage monitor in place at Cook County says the county still has a long way to go in fixing their hiring practices.

And, as of January, the Cook County Forest Preserve District has its very own federal patronage monitor.

Click here to listen to the full Chicago Public Radio segment.