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Article: Inquiry: Lauer Lied About His Job Credentials
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- February 1, 1995
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Former benefits director John Lauer submitted phony credentials
to help win the CHA job that he is accused of converting into a
personal money machine, an investigative report on last summer's CHA
scandals reveals.
The analysis also discloses that $12.3 million in CHA insurance
premiums was diverted through a company set up by a Lauer business
partner who allegedly siphoned off $5.1 million for his and Lauer's
use.
The report concludes that if Lauer's bogus credentials had been
properly checked out, and if other routine administrative precautions
had been followed, Lauer's alleged manipulation of millions of
dollars in CHA pension funds and insurance transactions "might have
(been) ...