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OIG report finds Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office improperly blocked access to gift room with Gucci bags, other designer items
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office improperly blocked public access to a City Hall room where they said they store Gucci bags, designer cufflinks and other gifts, according to an investigation by the city’s Office of the Inspector General.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's office improperly denied access to gift room with designer items, inspector general finds
While attempting an undercover inspection of the mayor's gift room, investigators were denied access to a log of gifts that is supposed to be publicly available.
Chicago cops block inspectors from ‘Gift Room’ filled with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ritzy freebies: report
When OIG officials requested access to check out the room, they were met with Chicago cops who told them to wait in the elevator lobby, according to the report.
Chicago mayor improperly accepting designer gifts like Hugo Boss cuff links, Gucci bag and more: OIG report
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he never saw the room referred to by the Office of the Inspector General as the "gift room," where luxury gifts were stored.
Hundreds of valuable gifts not properly reported by mayor’s office, access blocked to room, inspector general says
Chicago mayors Brandon Johnson and Lori Lightfoot did not report several gifts and the inspector general’s office is recommending an overhaul to an unwritten agreement dating back
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Mayor Brandon Johnson Accepted Gifts of Whiskey, Luxury Handbags, Cuff Links Without Reporting Them as Required: Watchdog
"These gifts are, by definition, city property; if they are squirreled away and hidden from view, people are only left to ...
Inspector General report details hidden City Hall 'gift room,' accuses mayor of improper reporting
Mayor Brandon Johnson is facing questions about transparency and accountability after the city's Inspector General said ...
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Luxury Gifts: Watchdog Report Exposes Dem Mayor For Allegedly Violating Ethics Ordinance
Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson allegedly violated the city’s ethics ordinance after failing to report that he ...
Johnson, other 'sanctuary' mayors called to testify on 'obstructionist policies,' but he's not sure he'll show up
Johnson referred the question to his Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry, who said the “invitation” from the House ...
‘Yo!’ Mayor Brandon Johnson’s texts reveal governing style and intrigue at City Hall
The mayor’s exchanges with officials show he is more reluctant than predecessors Lori Lightfoot and Rahm Emanuel to put much ...
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Dem Mayor Doubles Down On Sanctuary Policies Amid ICE Crackdown, GOP Investigation
Mayor Brandon Johnson stood by his city’s sanctuary law during a Tuesday press conference in response to Immigration and ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson vows to protect rights as immigration raids continue in Chicago, around U.S.
Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city will continue to protect civil and human rights, a day after the mayor received a letter ...