Former Illinois Department of Public Health director fined $150K for ethics violation
- Dr. Ngozi Ezike has been fined $150,000 for violating the Illinois Ethics Act, admitting to accepting employment from a company with contracts exceeding $25,000 with the state agency she led prior to her departure.
- The Illinois Ethics Commission found that Ezike's former agency, the Illinois Department of Public Health, had $4.2 million in contracts with Sinai Chicago during her last year in office.
- Ezike, who served as Public Health Director during the pandemic, stated she relied on the advice of her ethics officer and private counsel before accepting the position at Sinai Health System.
- The fine imposed on Ezike is the third-largest in the Ethics Commission's history, highlighting the seriousness of her violation of the revolving-door prohibition.
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