Illinois quick hits: Appeal filed in Fraud Act lawsuit against Thornley; new psychiatric hospital announced
Appeal filed in Fraud Act case against ThornleyA member of the Illinois State Merit Board has asked an appeals court to override a judge's decision...
Appeal filed in Fraud Act case against ThornleyA member of the Illinois State Merit Board has asked an appeals court to override a judge's decision to allow Attorney General Kwame Raoul to dismiss a lawsuit against a former board employee accused of fraud costing taxpayers more than $500,000.A Sangamon County judge earlier this year granted Raoul's request to dismiss the False Claims Act lawsuit. The lawsuit seeks to recover money allegedly stolen through bogus overtime and worker's compensation claims by former ISP Merit Board employee Jenny Thornley.