Taxpayers spent $18,000 in bills for dropped investigation into council employee

Taxpayers spent $18,000 on bills related to an investigation into a Cleveland city council employee that was later dropped. City hall records show the spending stemmed from a public feud over the probe, producing a modest but politically sensitive cost to local taxpayers before the investigation was discontinued.

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Taxpayers spent $18,000 on bills related to an investigation into a Cleveland city council employee that was later dropped. City hall records show the spending stemmed from a public feud over the probe, producing a modest but politically sensitive cost to local taxpayers before the investigation was discontinued.