State Crime Reports

Chicago Transportation Department Clerk Arrested for Allegedly Embezzling Over $741,000 From City Permit Fees

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2014.  A clerk for the City of Chicago’s Department of Transportation (CDOT) was arrested today for allegedly embezzling more than $741,000 from fees that were paid for certain city permits. The defendant, ANTIONETTE CHENIER, a city clerk since 1990, allegedly diverted the funds from checks that were written by companies that applied for and received city permits to block public ways with dumpsters or moving vans.

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Chenier, 50, of Homewood, was charged with…

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