*Former Chicago top cop Eddie Johnson has reportedly been receiving a pension of more than $15,800 a month since he was fired by Mayor Lori Lightfoot in December after she said he lied to her about the circumstances leading up to the night he was found asleep in his city-issued SUV.
Johnson, 59, claimed his medication made him drowsy before he was found asleep in his car, but savvy investigators disclosed to the media that he had actually been drinking for hours and kissing his mistress, and officers who found his asleep took steps to keep the married superintendent’s affair a secret.
Johnson announced his intention to retire in November amid the probe into his late night power-nap on a public street, but Mayor Lightfoot abruptly fired him for being “intentionally dishonest” about what occurred in October when he was found slumped over in his vehicle.
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“I did not intentionally mislead or deceive the Mayor or the people of Chicago,” Johnson said in a December statement. “I acknowledge that I made a poor decision and had a lapse of judgment on the night of Oct. 16. That was a mistake and I know that.”
Johnson was awarded the pension by the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing records obtained under Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act, per The Associated Press.
The Daily Herald reports that his pension “adds up to nearly $190,000 annually, or 75% of his average salary of just over $253,000 per year during his final four years with the Chicago Police Department,” the publication writes.
At the time of Johnson’s firing, he was a 31-year veteran of the department, but since he served as superintendent for less than a full four years, he wasn’t eligible for a higher pension payout.
Johnson will be collecting $15,812 each month this year, but come Jan. 1, 2021, he will be eligible to receive a post-retirement, cost-of-living increase of more than $5,600 for that year, according to the records reviewed by the Chicago Tribune.
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