Detroit — The FBI is investigating kickback allegations involving a top official of the financially strapped Detroit Public Library, The Detroit News has learned.
Public corruption agents conducted simultaneous raids Tuesday, removing records from the office of chief administrative officer Tim Cromer at the system's main branch and conducting a search of his West Bloomfield Township home, two sources with knowledge of the raids said.
The raid lasted a few hours and followed a slew of controversies — detailed in a series of stories by The News — over allegations of mismanagement, nepotism and cost overruns. Among other things, the library bought chairs and trash cans that cost $1,100 apiece around the time it laid off employees, closed branches and shortened hours.
By Christine MacDonald and Joel Kurth
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