SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — An attorney for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was fired after a report from the Office of Executive Inspector General found that she was allegedly doing work for a bank on state time.
The OEIG report said that Deborah Riley began working at the DCFS Office of Legal Services in Urbana on November 16, 2022. She served as senior regional counsel, which involved representing DCDS in hearings, appearing in court, interviewing witnesses, and evaluating cases.
Since DCFS has rules on outside work and secondary employment, Riley disclosed to the state that she was a part-time employee at a bank and did occasional work on the weekends. The name of the bank was not disclosed in the report…