BREAKING NEWS | Mahoning County's chief deputy auditor fired

YOUNGSTOWN — On his second day in office, Mahoning County Auditor Ralph T. Meacham fired his chief deputy auditor for failing to fully disclose to him the compensation increases provided by now-suspended Auditor Michael V. Sciortino to certain office employees.

Meacham said he fired Carol McFall this afternoon for failing to disclose $28,110 in Sciortino-approved bonuses paid to 13 employees.

That amount was in addition to $21,703 in raises Sciortino approved in his final days in office for an overlapping group of 13 employees.

Meacham said McFall’s partial disclosure did not meet his standards of transparency.

McFall, who served at the pleasure of the elected auditor, had been with the county since August 2005.

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