PPP fraud investigation finds Cook County workers ripped off $1.2 million from pandemic relief program – Chicago Sun-Times

Most of the county workers Cyranoski found to have engaged in PPP fraud had failed to report their purported secondary employment to the county as required. Most have resigned, though some have been fired. In Chicago, City Hall’s inspector general is continuing to investigate whether hundreds of city employees, including cops and firefighters, ripped off the program; few have faced criminal charges.

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