The mayor, Mayor Brandon Johnson, said that he had violated the city’s ethical ordinance after not reporting that he had accepted a luxurious gift, including premium whiskey and designer accessories, according to a city watchdog audit announced on Wednesday. I am.

General Devola Witzburg is said to have violated urban ethics because Johnson and former Democratic Mayor Chicago mayor Loli Lightfoot had not been able to record more than $ 50 gifts. It is said that it has refused to access the secret investigator of the secret investigator on the record on the 5th floor of the city hall. It has been reported。 These items are said to be stored in the secret “gift room” in the mayor’s private office, away from the director of investigators and regulatory organizations.

Chicago’s government ethics Ordinance is usually prohibited from accepting more than $ 50 gifts unless the city officials are received on behalf of the city and are not approved by the ethics committee in advance. In addition, such gifts should be reported to both the Ethics Committee and the mayor for inventory purposes. However, the long -standing arrangements backed back in 1989 between the Ethics Committee and the mayor’s office, avoided these requirements.

“We did not investigate other administration’s practice, but that’s our understanding, and this is to go back to the Sawyer administration,” said Witberg.

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Under this unofficial policy, the mayor’s office maintains a gifts logbook on the 5th floor of the city hall. This logbook is assumed that it has been published, but when an investigator’s infiltrated investigator tried to see it, access was rejected. The investigator was encouraged to submit the request for the freedom of information (FOIA) instead. According to the FOIA request, which was initially ignored by the mayor’s office, the inspector finally issued a formal demand and provided access to the gift log.

It is said that the logs have revealed high -end items such as Hugoboska Flyrinks, Mont Blanc Pen, multiple Gucci and Given Bags, Kate Spade wallets, and Men’s shoes in Caltucci. In particular, it did not include talented travel, entertainment, or meal records.

Further attempts by inspectors to inspect the “gift room” were blocked by the mayor’s office, and the city’s Ministry of Justice intervene to prevent access. The city’s ordinance obliges that all cities in the city must cooperate with inspectors and provide access to facilities, equipment, and records. In the report, the mayor’s office hindered the inspector’s efforts to investigate the handling and storage of gifts.

Almost 75 % of the gifts accepted during the LightFoot period did not have a storage location in the official record. Johnson’s office failed to list 12 % of the gifts. Many items were tagged as stored in 507 rooms, and were considered to be the mayor’s private office, but in many gifts, the accurate storage location remains unspecified. (Related: Chicago’s Brand Johnson was named “the worst sanctuary mayor”)

OIG officially recommends the mayor’s office to comply with the transparency and test requirements of gifts, regardless of whether it has been announced. In response, Johnson’s Chief of Staff claiming to comply with all ethical guidelines and said that gifts would be available for inspections scheduled for the earliest opportunity. However, WGN TV reported that there is no immediate access to the gift room and what happened in a closed room, and Witzburg reported.

Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to the Daily Colil News Foundation request.

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