Sebastian “Ben” Lorigo, Natwar Gandhi‘s trusted lieutenant, will announce today plans to retire early next year, The Examiner has learned.
Lorigo, the Finance Office‘s top auditor, was the man Gandhi tapped to resurrect the tax office after a multimillion-dollar public corruption scandal. But Lorigo struggled from the outset, downplaying the scandal to District Council members and stumbling for an explanation as to how he, Gandhi’s trusted watchdog, missed tens of millions of public dollars being lifted brazenly from the public’s coffers.
Finance Office spokeswoman Maryann Young on Tuesday confirmed Lorigo’s upcoming retirement.
The leading candidate to replace Lorigo is Richard “Dick” Sella, a former computer chief in the finance office who also was involved in setting up internal controls in the tax office, sources tell The Examiner.
