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Two top Mayor Brandon Johnson aides had ties to tech consultant at center of hiring, contracting scandal – Chicago Sun-Times
Johnson’s comptroller Michael Belsky worked for EKI-Digital as it was pushing City Hall to pay nearly $10 million in questionable invoices. Johnson’s former chief operating officer John Roberson also once worked for the company and was part of a city review of EKI amid billing concerns.
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