Prior to his hire as Chicago's comptroller, Ahmad had worked on business deals with Lois Scott, Emanuel's chief financial officer. After Scott came aboard as Emanuel's top financial adviser, she awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in Chicago bond work to a firm that employed Boyce after he lost his re-election bid as Ohio treasurer, the Tribune reported. Following Ahmad's arrest, Emanuel called on his corporation counsel, Stephen Patton, and city Inspector General Joseph Ferguson to conduct a joint audit of Ahmad's activity.
The review found Ahmad did not engage in any wrongdoing at City Hall. According to the audit, Ahmad and Scott both said the former comptroller was not involved in any decision-making related to bond deals, including the business awarded to Boyce's firm. As part of the audit, Ahmad acknowledged he was copied on some emails from Boyce to Scott. The Emanuel administration declined to make those messages available when releasing its audit. In addition to Ahmad, Chicago businessman Joseph Chiavaroli, 34, was sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday for his role in the corruption scheme.
That friend, Douglas E. During his first stop in Mexico, Ahmad wrote: "That night I cried. A lot. And begged God for forgiveness for all of my sins. That all I wanted was a simple life with my wife and kids and my loved ones around me. And while the plane isn't in the air, all signs point to his return. District judge in Columbus where the case was heard had even scheduled a date in early November to sentence the one-time rising star in absentia.
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Ahmad faces up to 15 years in federal prison in the United States after pleading guilty in December to conspiracy to commit money laundering, wire fraud and bribery. He was accused of conspiring with others from about January through January to use his role as deputy treasurer for the state of Ohio to direct official state of Ohio broker services business to a securities broker in exchange for payments from that broker.
A sentencing date has not been set. Ahmad, 39, had gone on to become a comptroller for the City of Chicago, where he lived with his wife and children while awaiting sentencing. He resigned as Chicago comptroller before his indictment in August on the Ohio charges. A federal judge issued an arrest warrant for him last week for violating the terms of his bail agreement. His wife, Samar Ahmad, 35, had sought an order of protection against him in Chicago on April 24, accusing him of verbal abuse, threatening to take their children and asking her to get him a fake birth certificate from Pakistan for a passport.
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