Chicago Mayor Under Fire for Trove of Luxury Gifts Found Stashed in a City Hall Office

A city inspector general’s report says roughly 70 percent of the gifts documented did not list the identity of the gift giver.

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Chicago's mayor, Brandon Johnson. AP/Charles Rex Arbogast

The mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, is facing accusations he received luxury gifts without properly reporting them and then blocked the city’s inspector general from entering the room where they were stored.

Chicago’s inspector general, Deborah Witzburg, has released a report accusing the mayor’s office of hiding information about gifts that should have otherwise been publicly reported. 

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