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Trumbull County approves outside counsel for auditor in fraud dispute after 2–1 vote
Summary
The county commissioners voted 2–1 to authorize joining the prosecutor to appoint outside counsel for the Trumbull County Auditor in litigation over alleged fraud and redirected funds; one commissioner objected that county resources should not cover the auditor’s legal fees, citing Auditor of State guidance.
The Trumbull County Board of Commissioners voted to join with the county prosecutor to petition the Court of Common Pleas to appoint attorney Aaron Glasgow of Isaac Wiles & Burkholder LLC to provide legal counsel to the county auditor in litigation concerning alleged fraud and funds transferred to Bezzetta Township. The motion passed by roll call with two commissioners in favor and one opposed.
Commissioner Nikki Frenchko objected to using county funds to defend the auditor, citing an Auditor of State…
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