Commissioner Sean Morrison calls on State’s Attorney to launch criminal investigation into JB Pritzker’s “scheme to defraud”

Commissioner Sean Morrison calls on State’s Attorney to launch criminal investigation into JB Pritzker’s “scheme to defraud” on his property taxes   Des Plaines, IL – Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison called on Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx today to launch an investigation into JB Pritzker’s “scheme to defraud” Cook County on his property taxes.   Information released from the Cook County Inspector General’s investigation into the property tax reduction JB Pritzker received on his Chicago Gold Coast Mansion found that Pritzker’s wife asked a contractor in 2015 to remove the toilets from the Gold Coast Mansion to portray the home as uninhabitable in an attempt to have the property reassessed at a much lower value.   It would later be found that JB Pritzker’s wife, her brother and her personal assistant made “false representations” in sworn affidavits to the Cook County Assessor regarding the mansion’s condition and when the toilets were removed, the Inspector General’s report found.   The Inspector General’s report also made reference to federal conspiracy and mail fraud statutes and state perjury law but did not state if the IGO would refer this matter to law enforcement.   “This premeditated and audacious scheme to defraud Cook County by JB Pritzker could very well be a crime and that’s why it must be investigated immediately and fully by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. The residents of Cook County deserve nothing less,” Morrison stated.