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In Light Of Recent Corruption Scandals, Does Boston Need Its Own Inspector General?
Resume![Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/0624_campbell-01-1000x666.jpg)
Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell wants to establish an independent inspector general to investigate charges of waste, fraud, and abuse in city government.
The context for her proposal: last month, a federal judge found two city hall officials guilty of extortion and conspiracy.
And then last week, John Lynch, a former planning agency official, agreed to plead guilty to charges that he accepted $50,000 to influence a vote on the city's Zoning Board of Appeal.
Over the weekend, a member of that board resigned.
Mayor Walsh has tasked a former federal prosecutor with investigating the zoning board, and also ordered a wider procedural review.
Councilor Campbell says that doesn't go far enough.
Guest
Andrea Campbell, Boston City Council president. She tweets @CampbellforD4.
This article was originally published on September 10, 2019.
This segment aired on September 10, 2019.