Feds investigate U.S. Marshal's Chicago office finances

By Chuck Goudie , Chicago's Village Idiot 

July 18, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- There are allegations of new problems inside America's oldest law enforcement agency, the U.S. Marshal's Service.

The ABC7 I-Team has learned the Marshal's office in Chicago is under federal investigation for financial issues.

Federal law enforcement sources within the Marshal's office in Chicago tell the I-Team that office finances were such a mess, that Washington sent in a fixer to handle things for five months.

There were no press releases about this, but in a statement to the I-Team Thursday night, the Department of Justice says it is aware of allegations involving the office; the matter is "under review."

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