The move comes after release of a 2020 letter from ex-employees claiming Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin misused taxpayer resources and abused the powers of her office.
to replace U.S. Rep. Danny Davis. She planned to announce her run earlier this month but has postponed her plans amid the controversy.yearslong battle for records by the Tribune
Conyears-Ervin threatened retaliation against employees who raised concerns about the conduct and other alleged misdeeds and told employees they “should not care if her plans are illegal since the only way they could lose their jobs is if she fires them,” the letter stated., the treasurer’s former chief impact officer.
“The reason given for firing them was a pretext as there was no change in administration and neither Ms. Evans nor Ms. Harper had done anything remotely justifying their termination,” the letter said.One of the complaints detailed in the letter was staffers’ concerns about Conyears-Ervin’s decision to hire an ex-Chicago police officer as her private security guard and driver after Lightfoot took away her police detail.
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