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8 more Chicago police officers face firing over PPP loan fraud, City Hall watchdog says

First publishedJul 15, 21:22 UTC
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<p>Eight more Chicago police officers now face dismissal for fraudulently obtaining federal Paycheck Protection Program loans during the pandemic, City Hall's inspector general announced Wednesday. </p><p>The officers falsified statements on government documents to obtain a total of $282,639 in federal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, according to Inspector General David Glockner's first quarterly report.

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<p>Eight more Chicago police officers now face dismissal for fraudulently obtaining federal Paycheck Protection Program loans during the pandemic, City Hall's inspector general announced Wednesday. </p><p>The officers falsified statements on government documents to obtain a total of $282,639 in federal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, according to Inspector General David Glockner's first quarterly report. </p><p>Glockner stepped into the watchdog role in April after <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2025/07/17/city-inspector-general-deborah-witzburg-wont-seek-second-term" target="_blank" >Deborah Witzburg left the post</a>. Witzburg, who now serves as Attorney General Kwame Raoul's chief of staff, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/ppp-paycheck-protection-program-covid-relief/2026/04/15/ppp-paycheck-protection-chicago-police-deborah-witzburg-fire" target="_blank" >previously issued reports</a> showing that 28 other cops had bilked the PPP program, which was rife with fraud.</p><p>The eight officers highlighted in Wednesday's report are accused of breaking the law, making false statements and discrediting the police department, among other things.

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<p>Eight more Chicago police officers now face dismissal for fraudulently obtaining federal Paycheck Protection Program loans during the pandemic, City Hall's inspector general announced Wednesday. </p><p>The officers falsified statements on government documents to obtain a total of $282,639 in federal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, according to Inspector General David Glockner's first quarterly report.
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