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Tyler Technologies Cuts Off Direct Contact With Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas Over Alleged Abuse

County ethics officials now plan a review of Tyler’s allegations.

Overview

  • CEO H. Lynn Moore Jr. sent a nine-page letter alleging months of verbal abuse and threats by Pappas toward Tyler staff.
  • Tyler said its team will no longer take Pappas’ calls or meet with her, and project personnel assigned to the county will work from home this week.
  • Pappas acknowledged using strong language, denied racial animus, and said she is pressing the vendor on failures that hurt taxpayers.
  • Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office referred the allegations to the Department of Ethics and Human Rights for a review.
  • Key disputes persist over responsibility for about $181.9 million in overdue refunds, with Tyler citing treasurer’s office errors and Pappas blaming faulty data and systems.