J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday he has “no concerns at all” about a media report that federal authorities are investigating a property tax break he got by taking toilets out of a Chicago mansion he owns. The billionaire told reporters he’s certain that “all the rules were followed” in the tax appeal on the home. The Chicago Sun-Times revealed the toilet tax appeal in May 2017 as Pritzker’s campaign was gearing up, and it was also first to report last fall on the secret county report. An assessor then reduced the home’s tax value from $6.3 million to $1.1 million. Blanchard made reference in his report to state perjury law and federal conspiracy and mail-fraud laws, but did not indicate whether he referred his findings to law enforcement authorities.

Source: National Post April 24, 2019 19:40 UTC