A fiscal who is facing a state investigation after allegedly trying to purchase gold coins with township money has been temporarily blocked from his duties.
A Montgomery County judge granted Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s request to temporarily ban Miami Township Fiscal Officer Bob Matthews while the state seeks his removal.
Matthews “in a purposeful and knowing manner, committed an act expressly prohibited by law with regard to a fiscal duty,” Judge Jonathan Hein stated.
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Miami Township trustees had previously voted to remove Matthews from township offices, outside of instances necessary for the performance of his “statutorily-defined duties.”…