Posted on 11/19/2018 9:30:57 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
A former Chicago police commander who earned praise for overseeing big reductions in violence in one of the city’s most historically dangerous districts has been charged with stealing more than $360,000 in Social Security funds in a scheme lasting more than 23 years.
A one-page criminal information filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court accused Kenneth Johnson of bilking the Social Security Administration out of $363,064 from about June 1994 to November 2017.
Although the charge does not contain any more details, sources with knowledge of the investigation told the Chicago Tribune that Johnson is accused of stealing benefits intended for his mother. The charge also makes no mention of Johnson’s former role with the Police Department. The 32-year CPD veteran retired in August.
Johnson, 54, is scheduled to be arraigned later this month before U.S. District Judge Manish Shah, court records show.
Defendants charged by criminal information typically plead guilty.
Johnson’s attorney, Michael Clancy, said Wednesday that Johnson has cooperated with the federal investigation and consented to being charged by information rather than a grand jury indictment. Clancy also said there were no specific plans at this point for Johnson to plead guilty.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Musta been in office when they tore down Cabrini Green.
“”Thought it was 17 years but anyway, mom must have had quite a professional job to qualify those SS numbers 23 years ago””
1994-2017 - 23 years - $1500+ per month. I don’t know how the other poster came up with 17 years. The mother COULD have had a very good paying job OR she could have put off retiring until later instead of taking SS at age 65 - that choice added considerably to some retirees monthly benefit before the age was changed.
I wonder if the guy’s life style reflected more than his salary as a city employee. If so, no one questioned it? Or could be as a cop, he was considered to be on the take and in Chicago, no big deal? Is he being asked for restitution?
Mama died, he cashed the checks? Or direct-deposited into an account he controlled?
Never mind, I read the rest.
1994-2017 - 23 years - $1500+ per month. I don’t know how the other poster came up with 17 years. The mother COULD have had a very good paying job OR she could have put off retiring until later instead of taking SS at age 65 - that choice added considerably to some retirees monthly benefit before the age was changed.
“”A third possibility is that she was collecting on husband’s income.””
Absolutely true - how come none of us thought of that? It didn’t even cross my mind. I guess we can assume her husband was deceased or the son wouldn’t have been receiving her SS benefits...
Good thinking! It sure shows how easy it is to grab onto something without expanding on the first thought that comes to mind.
Those cop’s comments are well worth reading. Thanks for the link.
Update. See below link, the bit about “Going to Need More Popcorn”.
http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/?m=1
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