A local township fiscal officer is facing a state investigation after allegedly trying to purchase gold coins with township money.
The Miami Township Board of Trustees voted Tuesday night to bar Fiscal Officer Bob Matthews from township offices, outside of instances necessary for the performance of his “statutorily-defined duties.”
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In the meeting, Matthews was accused of attempting to cause of transfer of township funds to purchase gold coins last month without the approval of the trustees.
The transaction was caught by the township’s fraud and accounting control and was canceled…