Tom Meyer - The Investigator Archive

Investigator: Nurse says she was fired for reporting alleged abuse

2:16 AM, Mar 6, 2013

Nurse Annie O'Malley says she was fired from the MetroHealth Prentiss Center nursing home for reporting what she believed to abuse inside the facility.

Investigator: Animal rescue owner accused of identity theft

4:51 PM, Mar 1, 2013

Lorain County Sheriff's Office charged the director of the Ohio Pet Placement Foundation with identity theft and forgery

Investigator: Ohio lawmakers want to ban traffic cameras

11:50 AM, Mar 1, 2013

Ohio could become the 10th state to ban traffic cameras.

Chardon: Parents of shooting victims sue TJ Lane

7:42 PM, Feb 27, 2013

On the one-year anniversary of their child's death, the parents of the three students fatally shot at Chardon High School filed suit today against the gunman, T.J. Lane, and his family.

Investigator: Border Patrol accused of profiling against Hispanics

10:22 AM, Feb 26, 2013

U.S. Border Patrol agents who operate in Northern Ohio accused of making racially motivated stops targeting Latinos

Investigator: Should Cleveland ban red light cameras?

9:54 AM, Feb 19, 2013

Only three of the city's 40 most dangerous intersections have cameras that ticket drivers running a red light

Investigator: New photos of deadly police chase

8:01 PM, Feb 15, 2013

Ohio Attorney General released new crime photos of that deadly police chase

Investigator: Dangerous 'Molly' elevates sex desires

12:44 AM, Feb 13, 2013

She's very popular. She'll likely elevate your sexual desires. But she's also dangerous and potentially deadly.

Investigator: City fires officer caught sleeping on the job

10:06 AM, Feb 12, 2013

Police brass in Cleveland have come under fire lately for not holding offciers accountable for breaking the rules.

Investigator: Expert says police lost control in deadly chase

9:23 PM, Feb 7, 2013

National expert on police pursuits says Cleveland Police Department lost control of its officers during recent deadly chase

Investigator: Police break high-speed chase rules

10:28 PM, Feb 5, 2013

Attorney General Mike DeWine today said that the new-and-improved chase policy "failed" officers when they needed it most.

Investigator: Police misconduct cases cost millions

12:57 AM, Feb 1, 2013

Cleveland's spent at least $8 million in the last decade to plaintiffs who claimed they were victims of police misconduct and excessive force

Investigator: What Prade can expect now

7:58 PM, Jan 30, 2013

Exonerated of murder after 16 years, Darrell Houston soon learned there was a new reality to his life.

Investigator: Ohio businesses awarded estimated $860 million

12:59 AM, Jan 23, 2013

Cuyahoga County judge has awarded more than 270,000 Ohio employers an estimated $860 million after ruling the state  illegally overcharged them for years.

Investigator: Assault weapon purchase triggers strong reactions

11:46 AM, Jan 17, 2013

A Channel 3 News undercover team bought an assault rifle at a local gun show, finding it just as easy as buying a bottle of beer.

Investigator: Negligence found in Terry the Plumber deal

8:54 PM, Jan 10, 2013

Internal auditors found Terry the Plumber was paid for work outside his contract.

Investigator: Students gut asbestos-filled building

8:32 PM, Jan 8, 2013

A small religious school is under criminal investigation after several dozen teenage students and others volunteered over several weekends to gut a building containing asbestos, a cancer-causing agent

Investigator: Officer accused of breaking 8th grade girl's arm

11:08 PM, Jan 4, 2013

An Akron police officer is being removed from an Akron middle school over accustions he broke a student's arm.

 

 

Judge Corrigan guilty of drunk driving in Metroparks

3:24 PM, Jan 4, 2013

Court records show judge suspended Judge Peter J. Corrigan's driver's license for a year, fined him $500

Investigator: County judge faces drunk driving charge

9:18 PM, Jan 2, 2013

Common Pleas Court Judge Peter J. Corrigan has been charged with operating a vehicle under the influence.

Investigator: City jail guard linked to career criminal, drugs

1:57 AM, Dec 28, 2012

A city corrections officer who is living with a career criminal failed a drug test following an accident in jail van transporting inmates.

Investigator: Sinking sidewalks downtown repaired

9:23 PM, Dec 20, 2012

These are the same sidewalks that were part of a $23 million reconstruction completed only four years ago.

Investigator: Big money for Clevelanders

7:33 AM, Dec 20, 2012

With the help of Channel 3 News Investigator Tom Meyer, the state of Ohio is hand-delivering large amounts of cash to folks

Investigator: Convicted double murderer to be set free

12:31 PM, Dec 19, 2012

Elderly convicted double murderer is expected to be released from prison this week, despite objections of the victims' family.

Investigator: City officer lives with career criminal

1:28 AM, Dec 12, 2012

She's been a city guard since 2009, while he has racked up 20 convictions including grand theft, drug trafficking, aggravated assault.

Mayor's keeping free parking for bigwig$

12:44 AM, Dec 8, 2012

Mayor Frank Jackson has no plans to charge top officials and other employees who get free parking at City Hall, a perk that costs taxpayers about $330,000.

Investigator: Free parking for public officials

12:49 AM, Dec 7, 2012

Public employees are receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of free and discounted parking a year

Investigator: Police pursuit policy called ineffective

9:12 AM, Dec 5, 2012

Criminal defense attorney who is suing Cleveland police says the police pursuit policy is a good one, but it's ineffective

Investigator: Numerous abuse reports involving mom

12:47 AM, Nov 28, 2012

By all accounts, Camilia Terry had a rough life, but she also dished out her share of abuse to her own children

Investigator: Father of Emilliano Terry speaks out

10:03 PM, Nov 27, 2012

Tuesday night the father of 3-year-old Emilliano Terry is speaking out about the mother as investigators search her apartment

Investigator: Female inmates pressed for sex

1:11 AM, Nov 20, 2012

Gail Anderson knows only pieces of what happened to her sister, Brittany, while she was an inmate at the Wayne County Jail.

Investigator: Unclaimed millions in life insurance cash

10:33 AM, Nov 16, 2012

Could you be among the thousands of Ohioans who are supposed to receive thousands of dollars from unclaimed life insurance policies?

Investigator: Prisoners scam taxpayers out of millions

12:55 AM, Nov 8, 2012

In one year, prisoners nationwide collected $130 million by filling out bogus tax returns

Investigator: Cyber attack bigger threat than Sandy

11:56 PM, Oct 31, 2012

Some experts estimated a widespread cyber attack could take months -- months -- to fix

Investigator: Private ambulances put patients at risk

4:49 PM, Oct 26, 2012

Some lack basic life-saving equipment, like CPR masks, while others are stocked with expired medications.

Investigator: Million-dollar plumber raises audit red flag

2:38 PM, Oct 23, 2012

Did taxpayers get hustled when they paid a plumber nearly a million dollars?

Investigator: Euclid Ave. sidewalks create commuter nightmare

7:58 PM, Oct 8, 2012

The government spent more than $23 million to redo downtown Euclid Avenue, but Channel 3 News found the sidewalks buckling

Investigator: Local counter-terrorism center blasted

6:42 PM, Oct 3, 2012

State and local counter-terrorism centers funded by millions of federal taxpayer dollars often produce "irrelevant, useless or inappropriate intelligence" reports.

Investigator: Cops tampered with games of chance

7:37 PM, Sep 27, 2012

Three police detectives have been reassigned for tampering with a coin machine at a local gas station

Investigator: Cuyahoga County's heroin 'battle plan'

5:36 PM, Sep 26, 2012

The heavy hitters came out swinging Wednesday and announced a plan to battle the suburban heroin epidemic that has hit this county.

Investigator: Hidden cameras catch jailhouse choking

10:16 PM, Sep 25, 2012

City jail guard with a long history of disciplinary problems is at it again, this time caught on tape choking an inmate

Investigator: City probes 'Terry the Plumber' deals

11:39 PM, Sep 24, 2012

City auditors say Cleveland Public Power's handling of $1 million contract short-circuited regulations and overcharged taxpayers

Investigator: Are cops selling city guns?

11:48 PM, Sep 21, 2012

Police probe now looking at whether Cleveland police officers took guns and gun parts from their shooting range and sold them online

Investigator: Police shooting range misfires

7:20 PM, Sep 19, 2012

The Police Department is investigating whether guns and ammunition may be missing from the police shooting range.

Investigator: Financial crimes against elderly going high tech

11:55 PM, Sep 17, 2012

It's a new twist on an old crime and authorities are having a hard time keeping up.

Investigator: Bill Mason no stranger to controversy

6:58 PM, Sep 17, 2012

Prosecutor Bill Mason may be resigning as Cuyahoga County prosecutor, but the state ethics commission isn't saying if he's still under investigation

Investigator: Elderly couple, Amish suing so-called scam artist

8:58 AM, Sep 13, 2012

A man who committed "unconscionable acts" against consumers in Columbus is at it again in Geauga County

Investigator: Special Olympics swindled?

6:54 PM, Sep 11, 2012

The county prosecutor is investigating whether someone stole more than $50,000 from a Special Olympics program for personal use, including a cruise.

Investigator: Couple accused of ripping off grandpa acquitted

8:15 PM, Sep 6, 2012

A county judge acquitted a couple accused of stealing more than $120,000 from their grandfather, a retired Cleveland cop

Corruption defendant, Forlani, pleads guilty, faces 8 years

4:05 PM, Aug 30, 2012

A businessman accused of bribing former County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora faces eight years in prison after guilty plea.

 

Investigator: Mayor cracks down on city car misuse

11:53 PM, Aug 27, 2012

Mayor Gary Starr ordered one of his top officials to stop taking his city car home following an exclusive Channel 3 News investigation.

Investigator: City official accused of abusing authority

11:52 PM, Aug 23, 2012

As this city's economic development director, Charles Bichara is supposed to bring new business to the city, expand its tax base

Investigator: Tracking down Nate Summerfield

6:44 PM, Aug 16, 2012

Now that Nate Summerfield has been captured, the question still remains -- where has he been all this time?

Investigator: Head Start agency accused of double billing, more

7:40 PM, Aug 14, 2012

The non-profit agency that oversees the preschool program for low-income children in Cuyahoga County double billed a federal grant for travel expenses.

Investigator: Cops are tops in buying forced sex

8:29 PM, Aug 9, 2012

Sex slaves say that law enforcement officers buy more sex than any other group of people, followed by businessmen and drug dealers.

Investigator: Apps can raise risk for electronic pickpocketing

6:14 AM, Aug 8, 2012

Security expert Walt Augustinowicz has an important warning for anyone who uses a smart phone.

Investigator: Electronic pickpocketing a growing problem

12:51 AM, Aug 8, 2012

In the blink of an eye, a thief can steal your credit card without ever touching you or your wallet.  It's called electronic pickpocketing.

Investigator: Breathalyzer found to be inaccurate, unreliable

12:48 AM, Aug 2, 2012

About five years ago, the State of Ohio decided it needed to upgrade the machine used to do breath tests of people suspected of driving while intoxicated

Investigator: Life ahead for Dimora and Russo

5:37 PM, Aug 1, 2012

Now that Jimmy Dimora has been sentenced, Dimora's partner in crime, former county auditor Frank Russo, will not know his fate for at least a year.

Investigator: What's next for Jimmy Dimora

2:20 PM, Jul 31, 2012

What's ahead for Jimmy Dimora?

Investigator: Heroin epidemic hits Cleveland suburbs

9:31 AM, Jul 31, 2012

When law enforcement officials look at the numbers lately, they can see a big shift in drug use in Northeast Ohio.

Investigator: Lawyer questions patron safety at movie theaters

8:05 PM, Jul 20, 2012

Movie theaters, including those here in Northeast Ohio, are beefing up security following the deadly shootings in Aurora, Colorado.

Investigator: Amanda Berry case timeline

6:52 PM, Jul 19, 2012

Excavators have been searching for the remains of Amanda Berry all day Thursday and will resume again Friday morning

Independence: Search for cause in water main breaks

7:38 PM, Jul 13, 2012

The Cleveland Water Department says a series of breaks have been located in a water line along Brecksville Road cutting service to about a dozen homes.

Investigator: Government employees paid to do nothing

11:54 PM, Jul 11, 2012

They're government workers who get paid tens of thousands of dollars to sit at home and do nothing.  And taxpayers are footing the bill.

Investigator: Dog auctions accused of animal cruelty

10:00 PM, Jul 9, 2012

The dog auction in Millersburg was technically on private property. But it was advertised in the local paper and a few hundred bidders showed up.

Investigator: Probation program found ineffective, unfair

10:50 AM, Jul 6, 2012

A program designed to deal with traffic and misdemeanor offenders in the Cleveland court system doesn't seem to be doing a good job, according to a recent study.

Investigator: Mysterious individual coming to T.J. Lane's aid

7:17 PM, Jun 26, 2012

Geauga County Prosecutor David Joyce promises victims' families that an anonymous donor in Los Angeles will not be able to free Lane by posting the $1 million bond.

Investigator: Nude photos prompt another woman to complain

9:40 AM, Jun 22, 2012

Second woman has complained that former Cuyahoga County public defender showed her pornographic pictures and asked her to pose nude.

Investigator: Theft victims told to buy back stolen goods

11:52 PM, Jun 19, 2012

If your credit cards are stolen, the fraudulent charges are taken off. Federal and state laws assure that.

Investigator: Nude photos taken inside county office

7:16 PM, Jun 14, 2012

Everyone assumed that when Tom Condosta's office door was closed at the Cuyahoga County Public Defender's office, he was busy doing legal work for those who could not afford their own attorney.

Investigator: Amish 'Bernie Madoff' sentenced in fraud case

1:15 PM, Jun 13, 2012

A man has been sentenced to 6-and-a-half years in prison in connection with a scheme that federal prosecutors say defrauded the Amish community out of nearly $17 million.

Investigator: Suburban department head in hot water

7:12 PM, Jun 8, 2012

The man who runs the Eastlake City Building Department is getting another chance to keep his job.

New charges against attorney in corruption case

7:00 PM, Jun 7, 2012

Federal grand jury has returned a new indictment against lawyer Anthony O. Calabrese III. Calabrese, the son of former Judge Anthony O. Calabrese Jr., is already facing an 18-count indictment

Investigator: Railroad crossing called thrill ride

7:10 PM, Jun 5, 2012

Columbia Township officials are determined to make changes at a controversial railroad crossing on Boston Road where four Brunswick High School students were killed in a car crash.

Investigator: Corrupt Russo parties, dines out

8:27 PM, May 29, 2012

Frank Russo pleaded guilty to 21 corruption charges 20 months ago. He hasn't spent a day behind bars.

Dimora's co-defendant wants out as well

3:56 PM, May 24, 2012

Jimmy Dimora's co-defendant asks to be released from prison as well

Investigator: Potentially deadly listeria found in garbage juice

12:04 AM, May 24, 2012

Listeria bacteria was found in high levels of fluids dripping from garbage trucks onto neighborhood streets

Feds: No Dimora release, suggest earlier sentencing

8:08 PM, May 23, 2012

Federal prosecutors tell judge she should deny Jimmy Dimora's release and they would agree to an earlier sentencing

Dimora wants release after prison fall sends him to hospital

11:44 PM, May 18, 2012

Jimmy Dimora falls in prison, taken to hospital for three days with concussion; attorney renews request for his release

Investigator: Capturing Dimora's corruption

7:39 PM, May 15, 2012

Prosecutors called Jimmy Dimora the "King of the County" during his corruption trial and today they released a photo of what might be considered his throne.

Investigator: Anger in air interferes with flight crew

11:07 PM, May 9, 2012

Flight attendants complain on a little-known NASA database about passengers who interfere with flight crews by being combative, vulgar and drunk

Investigator: Company cited for Cleveland casino garage collapse

11:19 AM, May 9, 2012

Federal workplace safety investigators say they've cited a cement contractor for six safety violations with proposed fines totaling $38,000 after part of a parking garage deck collapsed at the site of the new Cleveland casino.

Investigator: Most wanted fugitive a mystery

7:49 PM, May 8, 2012

A man accused of stealing millions that had been donated to the charity he founded, the Navy Veterans Association, pleaded not guilty in court this morning.

Investigator: Accused murderer sued in daycare death

11:46 AM, May 3, 2012

Former daycare worker has been sued following the death of a 3-month-old

Investigator: Bombing suspects have history of anarchist views

12:53 PM, May 2, 2012

The ringleader in the group arrested in a foiled bomb plot is from Indiana, but a Channel 3 News investigation found that the other four all grew up in Cleveland and have long histories of hating the government and corporate America.

Investigator: Generic drugs immune to lawsuits

11:10 AM, Apr 27, 2012

Lawsuits against generic drug makers are being tossed out of court, even while similar suits against brand names continue.

Investigator: Convicted killer gets shot at new trial

6:30 PM, Apr 23, 2012

After 17 years of saying he didn't do it, a Cleveland man got the the chance today to prove he deserves a new trial.

Investigator: Government fails to warn Clevelanders of poisoned soil

11:07 AM, Apr 21, 2012

Joe Konopinski no longer allows his grandchildren to play in the backyard of his North Broadway home in Cleveland

Investigator: Political figure's grandson charged

5:38 PM, Apr 17, 2012

The boy faces felony charges after being accused of sexually assaulting a girl in a high school library.

Investigator: Gunman in restaurant shooting had violent past

6:49 PM, Apr 13, 2012

Just two days before Kevin Allen gunned down his wife and daughter on her 10th birthday, Allen's wife went to the Strongsville police station to voice concerns.

Investigator: Convicted killer step closer to new trial

5:35 PM, Apr 11, 2012

Anthony Lemons says he didn't do it. Now the convicted killer is back in a Cleveland jail

Investigator: Sex games prompt resignation in Eastlake

8:08 PM, Mar 30, 2012

Less than a day after Channel 3 News exposed X-rated games being played at City Hall, one employee has called it quits

Investigator: Sex games at Eastlake City Hall

12:59 PM, Mar 30, 2012

An Eastlake employee said he exposed himself and sent photos of his genitals to co-workers as part of a "private parts contest."

Investigator: City employee exposed himself

6:26 PM, Mar 23, 2012

City prosecutor recommends Cleveland employee James Box be charged with a misdemeanor - not a felony.

Investigator: Dimora wiretaps to be kept secret

8:21 PM, Mar 22, 2012

For all of you who wanted to hear Jimmy Dimora's wiretapped conversations, it's not going to happen.

Investigator: Student threatens to open fire in Cleveland school

7:01 PM, Mar 22, 2012

A Cleveland middle school was closed Wednesday after email threats were sent to the school.

Investigator: Sex assault in school library

7:46 PM, Mar 19, 2012

Mother of teenage girl accuses school administrators of covering up similar allegations involving boy.

Investigator: Jim Brown program canceled by court

11:48 PM, Mar 15, 2012

Allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct against employee of program run by Football Hall of Famer

Investigator: Sex Trafficker gets 11 years

3:54 PM, Mar 13, 2012

A federal judge today sentenced a Cleveland man to more than 11 years in federal prison for selling a girl as a sex slave for $300.

Investigator: Vets demand answers on spending

5:41 AM, Mar 12, 2012

Veteran's groups are demanding a review of a commission that's supposed to help former armed service members following a Channel 3 News investigation.

Investigator: Dimora could be "royalty" in prison

8:20 PM, Mar 9, 2012

Ex-convicts say the former county commissioner will likely be revered in federal prison.

Investigator: Cleveland's shocking discovery

9:34 AM, Mar 9, 2012

Testing by Cleveland found 127 steel poles had potentially hazardous electrical currents running through them.

Teen in Chardon shootings had prior run-in with police

9:20 PM, Feb 28, 2012

The suspect in the Chardon High School shooting had been previously charged with assault, according to court records obtained by Channel 3 News.

Chardon High School shooting: Feds search home

12:18 AM, Feb 28, 2012

The Investigator Tom Meyer has learned federal agents are searching a home in connection with the Chardon High School shootings.

Investigator: Roadside signs can lead to trouble

1:03 PM, Feb 23, 2012

It's called street spam - roadside signs selling just about anything.

Investigator: Group accuses IG of covering up Coingate

5:44 PM, Feb 21, 2012

A citizen watchdog group is accusing the state Inspector General  of covering up the $50 million Coingate scandal

Investigator: Prosecutor killed Russo jobs-for-cash probe in '98

8:42 PM, Feb 16, 2012

Then-Prosecutor Stephanie Tubbs Jones scrapped the investigation against the Democratic heavyweight before it could be completed.

Investigator: Money for needy veterans goes unused

4:38 PM, Feb 16, 2012

It's the job of the Cuyahoga County Veterans Service Commission to assist veterans in need. 

Investigator: Ohio Inspector General under fire

8:02 PM, Feb 14, 2012

Is the state Inspector General a watchdog or Republican lapdog?

Investigator: List rates 15 Ohio nursing homes as bad

7:56 PM, Feb 10, 2012

They are among the worst-rated nursing homes in the country -- and they have been like that for the last three years.

Investigator: List of dishwashers that caught fire

5:36 PM, Feb 7, 2012

Channel 3 News has combed through the lawsuit to identify the models that caught on fire.

Investigator: Latest dishwasher fire suspected in Geauga

11:01 AM, Feb 7, 2012

It's an everyday appliance, but investigators now suspect that a dishwasher is the cause of an extraordinary fire

Investigator: Nuns plan to tackle Super Bowl sex traffickers

12:49 AM, Feb 3, 2012

The Giants and Patriots aren't the only ones preparing for battle this Super Bowl Sunday.

Investigator: Safe water found at Wellington gas spill

8:15 PM, Jan 30, 2012

Water tested near homes in the Lorain County community of Wellington was found to be safe.

Investigator: Abusive nursing aide jailed

8:16 PM, Jan 26, 2012

Maria Karban was once named nurse's aide of the year at MetroHealth's nursing home. But, she's now a convicted criminal headed to jail for six months.

Cost to fix fire department payroll abuses around $1M

7:53 PM, Jan 25, 2012

A city audit sounded the alarm on payroll abuses at the Cleveland Fire Department. Now, we're learning how much it's going to cost us to fix the system that let it happen.

Investigator: State fines Dominion $500,000

8:20 PM, Jan 24, 2012

The "number and severity  of the violations" led the state to issue the fines one year after a gas explosion ripped apart Fairport Harbor.

Investigator: 15-year-old saved from sex ring

12:53 AM, Jan 21, 2012

It was a one-way bus ticket into Northeast Ohio's sex trade.

Investigator: Cleveland's underground sex industry

10:48 AM, Jan 17, 2012

They called it the "boom boom room," an open area in a basement where girls were forced to engage in unprotected sex

Investigator: Judge sends abusive nurse's aide to prison

8:13 PM, Jan 9, 2012

If it wasn't for a hidden camera, we may have never known about the abuse Esther Piskor suffered.

Investigator: Mortgage fraud ringleaders get long sentences

7:37 PM, Jan 5, 2012

A federal judge today sentenced two major players in one of the country's largest mortgage fraud schemes to lengthy prison terms.

Investigator: Dimora uses sexist, racist slurs on wiretaps

7:48 AM, Jan 5, 2012

FBI has video of Dimora on 2008 Las Vegas trip that prosecutors say was paid for by corrupt contractors.

Investigator: Feds record Dimora talking to U.S. judge

7:07 AM, Jan 5, 2012

A secretly-recorded conversation between a U.S District Court judge in Cleveland and Jimmy Dimora

The Investigator: A look back at 2011

4:59 PM, Dec 29, 2011

It was another busy year for the Channel 3 News investigative team.

Investigator: Nurse's aide admits abuse at MetroHealth

7:18 PM, Dec 22, 2011

A one-time Nurse's Aide of the Year at a county-funded nursing home admitted to assaulting a 78-year-old resident

Sheriff: Accident led to Amish girl's death

7:37 PM, Dec 20, 2011

An Ohio sheriff says a man cleaning his muzzle-loading rifle accidentally shot and killed a 15-year-old Amish girl driving a horse-drawn buggy more than a mile away.

Panel orders former deputy auditor's relatives rehired

7:46 PM, Dec 16, 2011

A state panel is "ordering" Cuyahoga County to re-hire two relatives of a former deputy auditor.

Investigator: Lawmaker seeks probe on grant spending

7:54 AM, Dec 14, 2011

A Democratic state senator is asking the state Department of Development to investigate allegations of misspending at a non-profit agency that uses state grants to help low income residents with heating bills.

Investigator: Inspector General finds Head Start hazards

12:53 AM, Dec 14, 2011

Head Start pre-schoolers were exposed to all kinds of hazards including toxic chemicals, an unattended machete, and unsafe playground equipment, according to the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Investigator: Fire, police big earners in city overtime

1:00 AM, Dec 9, 2011

City auditors may have pulled the alarm on payroll abuses at the Cleveland firefighters, but Channel 3 News found that the department's top brass are among those who collected the biggest overtime pay.

Investigator: Judge seals records in Orange bomb threat

6:01 PM, Dec 7, 2011

County judge sealed results of FBI search warrant at home of a "juvenile suspect" in Orange High School bomb threats.

Investigator: City Hall, firefighters meet over payroll abuses

2:33 PM, Dec 7, 2011

Cleveland city safety brass and firefighter officials meeting Wednesday to discuss the city's new payroll policy

Investigator: Friend says Orange student "wrongly accused"

8:02 PM, Dec 6, 2011

Friend of the boy whose home was searched today by FBI says the boy had "zero involvement" in bomb threats at Orange

Investigator: County council members call for spending probe

12:41 AM, Dec 2, 2011

Cuyahoga County members calling for county's inspector general to investigate questionable spending by non-profit agency

Investigator: Councilman calls for heads to roll

7:53 PM, Dec 1, 2011

Cleveland City Councilman Jeff Johnson says he has heard from insiders in the city's fire department

Investigator: Council grills safety leaders on audit findings

8:28 PM, Nov 30, 2011

Council members grilled top safety brass at a committee meeting about an audit

Investigator: State senator questioned under oath about her residency

12:43 AM, Nov 30, 2011

State Senator Shirley Smith testified that Channel 3 News hidden cameras caught her living outside of her district

Investigator: Nurse's aide faces 10 years for patient abuse

9:06 PM, Nov 28, 2011

A former MetroHealth Medical Center nurse's aide faces more than seven years in prison

Investigator: Head Start agency head questioned on credit card

10:00 AM, Nov 24, 2011

Investigator Tom Meyer questions how the head of Head Start got to use the company credit card.

FBI makes more 'Amish attacks' arrests, including clan leader

9:39 PM, Nov 23, 2011

FBI made more arrests at the Bergholz Clan's compound in the Amish attacks in Holmes County

Investigator: Watch video of alleged police beating

6:16 PM, Nov 23, 2011

Aerial video footage obtained by Channel 3 News appears to show an officer kicking a man who is lying on the ground

Investigator: Head Start racks up big tab on travel, spending

11:35 AM, Nov 23, 2011

Top executives at a non-profit agency are rolling up big tabs on travel and other items.

Investigator: Who allowed unearned firefighter pay?

6:18 PM, Nov 22, 2011

A second audit is underway to determine which supervisers may have allowed Cleveland firefighters to get paid for hours they never worked

Investigator: Cabbies gone wild?

12:14 PM, Nov 17, 2011

Dozens of local cabbies have moving violations on their driving records.

Investigator: Six out of 10 trucks found unsafe

4:38 AM, Nov 16, 2011

Truck driver Steve Berardinelli had to quit his job because he was afraid he was going to kill someone or himself

Investigator: Sandusky wanted kids to "trust" him

10:17 PM, Nov 14, 2011

The head of the foundation started by former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky resigned Monday

Investigator: Paterno, others may still face charges

8:27 PM, Nov 11, 2011

The charges against a former assistant coach and two Penn State University officials have shocked the nation

Investigator: Many dropped ball in Sandusky case

7:44 PM, Nov 10, 2011

Uproar over former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky's arrest has centered on what head coach Joe Paterno did and didn't do.

Investigator: Workers' Comp shortchanging workers, employers?

12:52 AM, Nov 8, 2011

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation routinely goes after injured workers who try to cheat the system.

Metroparks: Public indecency arrests increasing

8:28 PM, Nov 7, 2011

Man who once headed up the Cleveland Metroparks was caught there allegedly exposing himself on Friday

Feds: More charges possible for Jimmy Dimora

7:01 PM, Nov 4, 2011

U.S. attorneys say they expect more indictments soon against Jimmy Dimora or Michael Forlani or both.

Investigator: Is your home health aide a criminal?

1:21 PM, Nov 1, 2011

Channel 3 News investigation found that you need to closely examine the backgrounds of home health aides

Investigator: Abusive nurses' aides revealed; search list

9:58 AM, Oct 28, 2011

They were found to have done everything from raping nursing home residents to stealing their diamond rings to spitting in their face.

Dimora, businessman charged in latest corruption

10:38 AM, Oct 21, 2011

Former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Dimora charged in another corruption scheme, involving head of electrical contracting firm

Investigator: Channel 3 probe prompts sweeping safety changes

1:18 AM, Oct 11, 2011

As a result of a Channel 3 News investigation, Cleveland City Hall is making what it calls significant and sweeping changes

Investigator: State takes over 7 charter schools

6:57 PM, Oct 4, 2011

The Ohio Department of Education is taking over seven local charter schools after yanking their sponsor.

Investigator: Family says police might have stopped ax attack

11:47 PM, Oct 3, 2011

The family of Milka Simonoski says her attack might have been avoided had police done more

Investigator: Feds fine nursing home following abuse

5:42 PM, Sep 30, 2011

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services fined the Prentiss Center for Skilled Nursing Care at MetroHealth $357,000

County elections board puts senator on hot seat

8:00 PM, Sep 29, 2011

County elections board today voted to ask state Sen. Shirley Smith to appear and testify as to where she lives

Investigator: Elections board to discuss senator's residency

6:44 PM, Sep 27, 2011

State Senator Shirley Smith's residency is expected to be discussed by Cuyahoga County Board of Elections

Investigator: Is veteran legislator violating the law?

6:52 AM, Sep 27, 2011

State lawmakers are supposed to live in the district they represent.  It's the law.

Investigator: Rangers cracking down on public indecency

11:44 PM, Sep 19, 2011

Rangers in the Cleveland Metroparks consider it their number one priority and arrest records back up their claim.

Feds: Amish fund manager accused of defrauding investors

7:00 PM, Sep 15, 2011

Federal prosecutors are accusing an Amish man of defrauding thousands of investors out of a combined $16.8 million, according to a grand jury indictment.

Investigator: Security risks endangering preschoolers?

11:56 PM, Sep 14, 2011

A Channel 3 News hidden-camera investigation has exposed a potential security breach at a government-funded preschool program.

Investigator: Victim of alleged police beating cuts deal

4:17 PM, Sep 13, 2011

Edward Henderson decided to plead guilty to assault and fleeing a police officer in a New Year's Day incident

Investigator Update: Restoring peace in Ohio City neighborhood

5:50 PM, Sep 6, 2011

Channel 3 News is working hard to restore peace to a noisy Cleveland neighborhood and we're getting results.

Investigator: Running feud pits neighbors against business

11:54 PM, Sep 5, 2011

Ongoing feud between residents of a high-end development and the owner of renowned sausage company

Investigator: Russo accused of running office like the Mob

11:47 PM, Sep 1, 2011

One of Frank Russo's former employees is accusing the corrupt politician of acting like the Godfather

Investigator: Was brain-damaged woman raped at nursing home?

9:03 AM, Aug 26, 2011

Police are investigating alleged sexual assault incident at Oakwood Village nursing home

Investigator: Internal MetroHealth memo sparks controversy

6:53 PM, Aug 22, 2011

Is an internal memo obtained by Channel 3 News designed to discourage MetroHealth employees from discussing what's happening behind closed doors?

Investigator: Animal House in state's dog house

11:57 PM, Aug 19, 2011

State and local authorities are cracking down on an animal clinic following a Channel 3 News hidden camera investigation into an unlicensed employee operating on animals.

Investigator: County cracks down on unpaid tickets

3:49 PM, Aug 18, 2011

Cuyahoga County Executive Ed Fitzgerald says taxpayers will no longer foot the bill for county employees who are cited for parking and traffic violations while driving county vehicles.

Investigator: Young professional accuses cops of harassment, intimidation

3:11 PM, Aug 17, 2011

Two undercover Cleveland cops accused of harassing, intimidating young business professional downtown

Investigator: Priest's killer says confession a 'lie'

2:43 PM, Aug 16, 2011

A former Catholic brother who pleaded guilty to killing a priest in 2002 says his initial confession was coerced by Cleveland police.

Investigator: Taxpayers pay for others getting locked out

10:39 PM, Aug 8, 2011

Fire Department spent more than $400,000 in last year and a half to get people into their cars or homes after being locked out

Cleveland: Nursing home aides plead not guilty

8:25 PM, Aug 8, 2011

Two nurses' aides appeared in court Monday on charges they abused an Alzheimer's patient in their care.

Federal lawsuit filed against Cleveland officers

6:11 PM, Aug 8, 2011

A lawsuit has been filed by a man who claims police used excessive force on him. It's a story first reported by The Investigator Tom Meyer.

Investigator: School discussing options for teen sex offender

6:50 PM, Aug 2, 2011

Back in June, The Investigator, Tom Meyer, reported on juvenile, convicted sex offenders attending local high schools.

Investigator: Nursing abuse victim reaches deal on move

7:18 PM, Jul 29, 2011

Nursing home resident whose abuse by nursing aides was caught by hidden camera can stay at county-run facility for now

Investigator: Court fight over moving elderly abuse victim

7:21 PM, Jul 26, 2011

MetroHealth wants her out. The family wants her to stay put.  

Investigator: MetroHealth kicking out abuse victim

11:51 PM, Jul 25, 2011

MetroHealth's nursing home is giving the boot to a 78-year-old resident whose son installed a hidden camera

Investigator: High bacteria levels found in ice cream

3:27 PM, Jul 19, 2011

A Channel 3 News investigation got the scoop on soft serve ice cream sold locally. The news is both good and bad.

Investigator: Suspected rapists escape prosecution

11:46 PM, Jul 11, 2011

Former susuburban police chief and Cleveland Rape Crisis consultant estimates thousands of accused rapists have walked away scot-free.

Investigator: Critics say cops misfire on training

6:49 PM, Jul 5, 2011

The early Monday shooting of a suspect by Cleveland police is at least the sixth shooting since the beginning of the year

Investigator: 'Granny cams' used to capture elder abuse

6:06 PM, Jul 5, 2011

A hidden camera reveals nurses' aides' treatment of patient.

Investigator: Ohio Attorney General opens nursing abuse investigation

3:27 PM, Jun 30, 2011

Steve Piskor says investigators from the Ohio Attorney General's Office will be interviewing him about the abuse of his mother caught on hidden camera at MetroHealth's nursing home.

Investigator: Nurse's aide says abuse complaints ignored

10:41 AM, Jun 29, 2011

An employee at MetroHealth's nursing home said she reported potential patient abuse, but her complaints were repeatedly ignored by the facility's administrators.

Investigator: Hidden camera catches nursing home abuse

12:16 PM, Jun 28, 2011

The video footage, obtained exclusively by Channel 3, has prompted both criminal and regulatory investigations.

Investigator: Makeover for airport boss's office; public repairs as well

9:04 PM, Jun 23, 2011

We have seen some reaction our story Wednesday night about airport renovations.

Lawsuit: Union tells cops to "lie" about beatings

8:40 PM, Jun 20, 2011

Lawsuit filed today claims Cleveland police use excessive force on suspects and then "routinely lie" about their conduct

Investigator: Vet board investigates animal clinic

7:35 PM, Jun 14, 2011

The Ohio Vet Board says it is opening a formal investigation following a Channel 3 News report.

Investigator: Officer involved in 2nd excessive force case

7:24 PM, Jun 10, 2011

He's one of four Cleveland police officers under federal investigation on allegations of police brutality on New Years Day

Plan in place to protect students from sex offender

2:10 AM, Jun 8, 2011

A high school student, who's been convicted of a sex offense,  cannot come in contact with any of the girls he's been accused of attacking.

Investigator: High school sex offender faces 3rd rape charge

4:27 PM, Jun 7, 2011

Student still walking the halls as he awaits trial on his third rape charge.

Downtown Cleveland shooting outside controversial nightclub

8:30 PM, Jun 3, 2011

Argument inside Club Allure on Public Square turned ugly and resulted in three people being gunned down outside.

The Investigator wants to hear from you. If you know of corruption, government waste, consumer fraud or wrongdoing, please contact

Tom Meyer
"The Investigator"
216-344-3464
tommeyer@wkyc.com

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