Cleveland public access channel worker under investigation for alleged 14-year scheme funneling $672K to a ‘ghost’ employee — but how common is this type of fraud really?

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Cleveland taxpayers are left scratching their heads after an alleged 14-year-long fraud scheme that cost the city nearly three-quarters of a million dollars was discovered.

As WKYC Channel 3 reports, a former office manager at TV20 — the city’s public access television channel — is accused of paying $672,050 to a “ghost” employee who didn’t work at the station…

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