UNBELIEVABLE: Cook county assessor office - Caught on Camera

Two former Cook County assessor’s employees charged in bribery scheme

Golf outings worth nearly $3,500 were exchanged for property tax reassessments that lowered valuations on two properties by about $81,000, federal prosecutors say.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 22, 2023

Ex-Cook County assessor worker admits he helped cut taxes by $1M in exchange for home improvements

Lavdim Memisovski, who agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, pleaded guilty to conduct between 2016 and July 2018 under then-Assessor Joe Berrios. Memisovski admitted his scheme involved other assessor’s employees.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 4, 2022