Robert Slattery
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Robert Slattery
abuse bodies confidence correct estimated joined million pay percent since taxing taxpayers tremendous
It's the correct decision. I've had tremendous confidence since I filed the lawsuit. It was such a clear-cut abuse of the tort fund. Because of this decision, the taxing bodies may have to pay 15 to 20 percent of the more than $1 million that was illegally used to the estimated 2,000 taxpayers who joined the lawsuit.
divert funds illegal purpose spend tax
In Illinois, it is illegal to levy a tax for one purpose and to then divert the funds and spend them for another purpose.