City Employee Paid While In Prison

By Sean Stillmaker in News on Jun 19, 2010 7:15PM

Despite being sent to prison, a city employee still collected his paychecks while incarcerated. An investigation by the Chicago Inspector General found John LaGiglio, a laborer with the Bureau of Electricity, committed time-keeping fraud during his incarceration by not informing his superiors of his jail-time and improperly marking himself down for sick days, personal days and vacation time. LaGiglio pleaded guilty to his third conviction for driving under the influence and served two months of a year sentence in Stateville Correctional Center in 2005. According to the report, he collected $4,032 in paychecks and maintained his taxpayer-funded medical insurance valued at $1,500 while in prison, the Sun Times reported. The timekeepers and supervisor who maintained the records have since retired.

Inspector General Joe Ferguson recommended Mayor Daley issue an order that all city employees reveal arrests or convictions within 24 hours, and they report all significant developments in their criminal cases to their bosses and personnel department.