- A former Chicago police commander who earned praise for overseeing big reductions in violence in the Englewood community pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing more than $360,000 in Social Security payments intended for his mother that he continued to collect after her death 25 years ago.
In all, Kenneth Johnson admitted to bilking the Social Security Administration out of $363,064 from the time of his mother’s death in May 1994 to November 2017, when the scheme was uncovered, according to his plea agreement with prosecutors.
Preliminary guidelines call for Johnson to be sentenced to up to about two years in prison for the felony conviction on one count of theft of government funds. U.S. District Judge Manish Shah set sentencing for Sept. 11.
Missing from the article is any mention of paying back the $363,000 he stole from taxpayers. Hopefully that's addressed at sentencing? After all, he'll be collecting his pension seeing as how the crime isn't related to his city service.
Shouldn't take him long to pay it all back.
Great pick again though Special Ed. You sure have to seem at least as many people going to jail or retiring under investigation as previous superintendents.
Shouldn't take him long to pay it all back.
Great pick again though Special Ed. You sure have to seem at least as many people going to jail or retiring under investigation as previous superintendents.
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