The investigation found former district employee Lauren Coleman worked simultaneously for the district and a CPS vendor, logging overlapping hours — including while traveling — triggering improper pay enabled by weak supervisory oversight. Her ability to attain new employment at a government agency despite being designated as ineligible for rehire at another raises questions about how potential hires are screened and how the city and sister agencies communicate about potential hires.
If she is prosecuted, there a good chance that she’d be acquitted by a Chicago jury or that the jury could not reach a verdict. Government by the people often fails to protect society and taxpayers when so many people think cheating The Man is admired. Lawlessness feeds on itself.
OldJoe
1 month ago
Gosh,
It never occurred to me that I could work for 2 different employers at the same time and double my income.
Taxpayer
1 month ago
We don’t need no stinking ethics rules
Hello, Indiana!
1 month ago
Does anyone else feel that a thorough investigation of corruption in IL government agencies will uncover waste and fraud that will make MN and MA pale in comparison?
Morefandave
1 month ago
I’m shocked, shocked that something like this could happen in Chicago!
Mark F
1 month ago
The tip of the iceberg for those who are politically connected.
daskoterzar
1 month ago
“raises questions about how potential hires are screened”. That’s funny. CPS screening employees. The extent of their screening is likely a check box on the application that makes sure you are someone’s relative or connected through another social program or vendor – end of screening.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
If she is prosecuted, there a good chance that she’d be acquitted by a Chicago jury or that the jury could not reach a verdict. Government by the people often fails to protect society and taxpayers when so many people think cheating The Man is admired. Lawlessness feeds on itself.
Gosh,
It never occurred to me that I could work for 2 different employers at the same time and double my income.
We don’t need no stinking ethics rules
Does anyone else feel that a thorough investigation of corruption in IL government agencies will uncover waste and fraud that will make MN and MA pale in comparison?
I’m shocked, shocked that something like this could happen in Chicago!
The tip of the iceberg for those who are politically connected.
“raises questions about how potential hires are screened”. That’s funny. CPS screening employees. The extent of their screening is likely a check box on the application that makes sure you are someone’s relative or connected through another social program or vendor – end of screening.
We don’t want nobody that nobody sent.