Youngstown finance dept. cashier bought out after conviction

YOUNGSTOWN

A city finance department cashier who pleaded guilty to falsification related to her husband’s involuntary manslaughter conviction, has accepted a $5,000 buyout to leave her job.

The board of control Thursday approved giving Megan L. Miller, 38, the money in exchange for her resignation, retroactive to Wednesday, and an agreement that she won’t file any grievances or lawsuits against the city. She spent 20 years working for the city.

Miller, who made about $35,000 a year in her city job, was convicted in April of falsification, a misdemeanor. She received a year of probation, a 180-day suspended Mahoning County jail sentence and a $1,000 fine. She originally was charged with tampering with evidence and obstructing justice, both felonies.

Her 39-year-old husband, Randall, pleaded guilty in September 2014 to a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter. He originally was charged with murder in the September 2013 shooting death of Frank James Brown on South Truesdale Avenue.

Read more of their story in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.