A bathtub is at the center of a corruption case targeting a former public works director in the village of Westchester that’s part of a broader investigation, records show.
Scott Russell, who no longer works for the west suburb’s government, was charged late last year with theft of governmental property, forgery and official misconduct. He’s accused of authorizing the purchase of a bathtub with a village credit card and having municipal employees install it in a home being renovated and belonging to a government official, according to records and interviews.
According to the indictment charging Russell, “Defendant…
