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CLEVELAND (WJW) – Warrensville Heights Mayor Brad Sellers is due in court Wednesday.
Mayor Sellers was arraigned on charges including tampering with records and petty theft.
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According to court records, Sellers pleaded not guilty.
He posted a personal bond of $1,500.
The FOX 8 I-Team began investigating Sellers’ tax issues in 2018.
According to the I-Team , the charges related to a city document that gave himself a tax abatement, which is a tax break on his property in the city he governs.
The I-Team learned in 2018 that Sellers had fallen behind on paying his taxes.
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Sellers is cooperating with investigators, according to court documents.
Sellers has not responded to FOX 8’s requests for comment.
He’s scheduled for a pretrial hearing on October 2.
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