A statewide police association will check its financial books after learning one of its board members -- a Chicago Police sergeant -- was charged with skimming $600,000 from the Chicago Police Sergeants' Association.
Sgt. John Pallohusky, a detective and president of the Chicago sergeants' association, also serves as financial secretary for the Springfield-based Police Benevolent & Protective Association of Illinois.
Chicago Police Sergeant John Pallohusky is included in a financial crimes investigation.
On Friday, Cook County prosecutors charged Pallohusky, 53, with stealing from the Chicago Police Sergeants' Association and spending the money on a home, an online stock brokerage, gambling trips, hotels and steak dinners.
Michael Eddlemon, treasurer of the Springfield association and a police sergeant in Peoria, said Pallohusky did not have signing privileges on that union's financial accounts. "Of course, we are going to have to take a step back and take a look to make sure everything is OK," he said Saturday.
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