Watchdog says waste, alleged hiring scheme plagued mosquito abatement board, calls on members to resign – Chicago Sun-Times*

The trustees were all appointed by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle with the advice and consent of the Cook County Board. Supt. Janet Rogers, who is at the heart of the alleged hiring scheme, was pardoned by former Gov. Pat Quinn in 2013 after being convicted of felony counts of theft and state benefits fraud nearly a decade earlier. Before that, Secret Service agents raided her home in Harvey 2000 as part of a counterfeiting investigation, though she was never charged.