Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin Fined $60K for Violating Ethics Ordinance – WTTW (Chicago)

April 15, 2024

The Chicago Board of Ethics found Conyears-Ervin committed 12 total violations of Chicago’s Governmental Ethics Ordinance for violating her fiduciary duty to the city, for the unauthorized use of city property and prohibited political activity when she used city resources to host a prayer service.

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Mark F

2 years ago

Now if it were a meeting in which the American flag were burned to a crisp, everything would be fine.

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