Four of the last seven Illinois governors have ended up in jail.
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Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, his wife and his brother-in-law are under federal criminal investigation for a dubious residential property tax appeal that dogged him during his gubernatorial campaign last year, WBEZ has learned.
A law-enforcement source familiar with the investigation confirmed to WBEZ that the probe, which has not been revealed publicly until now, began last October and remains active. There are no signs that criminal charges are imminent.
WBEZ has also confirmed that Illinois First Lady MK Pritzker’s personal assistant who was involved in the property tax appeal, Christine Lovely, is being represented by one of Chicago’s most high-powered lawyers. Her attorney, Reid Schar, is a former federal prosecutor who helped convict ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges.
The developments demonstrate that the billionaire governor and his wife may face a serious legal threat arising from their controversial pursuit of a property tax break on a 126-year-old mansion they purchased next to their Gold Coast home.
It was such a weird story, but resonates with the stereotype of rich folks that put a lot of energy into paying the least amount of any kind of tax...
It had something to do with removing many toilets from the home to reduce the amount of property taxes that could be collected - perhaps by declaring it uninhabitable?? I bet it skirts one of those "perhaps legal, but not in the spirit of the law" moves.
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