Investigation: CTA Vault Ops Employees Paid More than $1M over 5 Years for Work They Didn’t Do

CTA has paid some workers not to work since the pandemic, costing taxpayers more than $1 million, report says

Chicago Transit Authority employees who processed cash and coins from buses and trains worked only three days a week since March 2020, but were paid for five days of work, according to a state inspector general’s investigation. Their bosses knew, but did nothing about it.

CTA Vault Operations employees were paid more than $1M over last 5 years for work they didn’t do, according to investigation – WGNTV (Chicago)

The report also concludes that the employees’ managers were aware that these employees were not able to perform the remote work that they’ve been getting paid for since 2020. The CTA’s Vault Operations unit is responsible for packaging, shipping and processing bulk currency obtained from CTA fareboxes.

Investigation: CTA Vault Ops employees paid more than $1M over 5 years for work they didn’t do

CHICAGO (WGN) — Over $1 million was paid to Chicago Transit Authority Vault Operations employees over the last five years for work they didn't do, according to a report just released by the State of Illinois Executive Ethics Commission. The report also concludes that the employees' managers were aware that these employees were not able to perform the remote work that they've been getting paid for since 2020. The report releases the details of an…