Chicago police brass agreed to fire seven police officers who improperly obtained loans from a federal program designed to help small businesses endure the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Thursday by the city’s watchdog.
One of the officers resigned during the investigation, according to the quarterly report released by Inspector General David Glockner. Employees at the Department of Transportation and an alderperson’s staff assistant were also found to have defrauded the relief programs.
The seven police officers obtained loans worth approximately $170,000 after making “materially false statements in their applications for forgiveness of the loans,” according to the report. None were identified, in keeping with the city’s rules…