The latest cases involve the Paycheck Protection Program and a federal economic-injury disaster assistance program, both created to help businesses weather the pandemic’s economic disruption. Glockner’s office recommended that six officers be fired. The other two resigned while investigators were examining their cases.

The new findings bring to 44 the number of Chicago police officers identified in city watchdog investigations involving pandemic assistance. Former Inspector General Deborah Witzburg previously reported findings involving 28 officers. In July, Glockner announced the completion of eight additional cases.

Glockner, who began a four-year term in May, is working through a backlog that includes 67 fraud investigations that had been open for more than a year. In a quarterly report, he wrote that many of the older cases concern pandemic-aid allegations and are nearing completion. He said many remaining investigations are expected to involve police officers.

The cases are part of a wider reckoning over fraud in federal pandemic-relief programs, which distributed hundreds of billions of dollars. The allegations also have led to federal criminal proceedings: two former Chicago officers and a sergeant are awaiting trial on charges related to PPP fraud.

The inspector general’s findings and disciplinary recommendations are not the same as criminal convictions. The completed investigations add pressure on city officials to ensure allegations involving public employees are addressed while federal authorities continue to pursue alleged fraud.