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Former federal prosecutor Julie Porter appointed Special Legislative Inspector General

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* Press release…

The members of the Legislative Ethics Commission have unanimously approved the appointment of Julie B. Porter to serve as the Special Legislative Inspector General.

Ms. Porter has committed her career to seeking justice and becoming a voice for those who might not otherwise be heard. As a founding partner at Salvatore Prescott & Porter, PLLC, as well as during her time as a former Assistant United States Attorney in Chicago, Ms. Porter has brought her deep experience with complex commercial litigation and prosecuting public corruption, financial crimes, and child exploitation to a private practice that focuses on sophisticated criminal defense and investigative work, commercial litigation, and civil rights and employment litigation for individuals.

Ms. Porter’s appointment takes effect immediately and will expire on June 30, 2018.

The Office of the Legislative Inspector General is responsible for investigating complaints of violations of any law, rule or regulation or abuse of authority or other forms of misconduct by members of the General Assembly and state employees under the jurisdiction of the legislature.

* Press release…

The newest member of the Legislative Ethics Commission, State Senator Cristina Castro (D-Elgin) released the following statement in response to Julie B. Porter’s appointment to Inspector General of the commission:

“Julie Porter has a proven record of fighting public corruption as the Assistant United States Attorney,” Castro said. “She has extensive experience seeking justice for the people of Illinois. I look forward to seeing her get to work as our new Inspector General. I’m confident she will work swiftly and thoroughly to investigate and resolve all outstanding complaints.”

Porter is well known for her work trying complex cases as the corruption case that led to the conviction of Illinois powerbroker Bill Cellini and top Mayor Richard Daley’s top aide Robert Sorich, among others. Porter worked at the U.S. Attorney’s office for 12 years and was appointed chief of the office’s criminal division before leaving to join a private practice in Chicago.

posted by Rich Miller
Saturday, Nov 4, 17 @ 8:30 pm

Comments

It’s a start.

Comment by A guy Monday, Nov 6, 17 @ 10:11 am
Hope her shoes have steel toes and they get badly dinged and scuffed in this process.

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Nov 6, 17 @ 11:07 am
–The members of the Legislative Ethics Commission have unanimously approved the appointment of Julie B. Porter to serve as the Special Legislative Inspector General.–

That wasn’t so hard. Took a little motivation.

Comment by wordslinger Monday, Nov 6, 17 @ 11:21 am
Appointment expires June 2018? Maybe she was unwilling to commit for a longer time which is understandable. But geez, that doesn’t seem like very much time to investigate and resolve all the complaints and right the ship.

Comment by Responsa Monday, Nov 6, 17 @ 1:08 pm