By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News

(CHICAGO)  A Cook County Inspector General’s investigation has concluded a “scheme to defraud” gave Democratic candidate JB Pritzker a few hundred thousand dollars of property tax breaks.

The inspector general who, by the way, works for Toni Preckwinkle, says it was a scheme to defraud for Pritzker to pull the toilets out of one of his Astor Street properties to render it uninhabitable so he could file for the property tax breaks.

“We were in the middle of a renovation project on our house. We decided to stop in the middle of it. Then we sought a reassessment on all our properties. That was a tax deduction that we received, but we no longer receive that reduction.”

Marin: “Do you consider that was a manipulation of the tax system?”

Pritzker:  “No, we followed the rules. In fact, so many people seek property tax reassessments because the system is so flawed.”

And now the Rauner campaign says, “This wasn’t a standard appeal as Pritzker claimed. Instead, he lied to voters. It’s clear he doesn’t have the character and integrity to be governor.”

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