Illinois Governor Facing EMBARRASSING Tax Investigation

‘No concerns’: Illinois governor faces tax investigation over toilet removal

Gov. J.B. Pritzker stops to survey flood maps of downtown Freeport, Ill., with state and local emergency management personnel on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (Scott P. Yates/Rockford Register Star via AP)

By – Associated Press
The Washington Times

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he has “no concerns at all” about a media report that federal authorities are investigating a property tax break he got by taking toilets out of a Chicago mansion he owns.

The billionaire told reporters Wednesday he’s “very confident” that any review would show “all the rules were followed” in the tax appeal on the home.

WBEZ radio in Chicago cited anonymous sources in reporting Wednesday that Pritzker, his wife and his brother-in-law are under investigation. The U.S. attorney’s office would not confirm or deny an investigation.

Pritzker reimbursed Cook County $330,000 in October after a county inspector declared that he and his relatives engaged in a “scheme to defraud” taxpayers. Toilets were removed so the home could be declared “uninhabitable,” lowering its property value.

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