Former Cuyahoga County sheriff Gerald McFaul's influence still under investigation

Former Sheriff Gerald McFaul no longer wields power in Cuyahoga County politics, but state and federal agents are still probing signs of his influence on the county's payroll.

Among the things drawing their attention are how McFaul's grandson got a job with the county engineer's office, how a friend of County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora and Auditor Frank Russo got hired by McFaul and campaign donations made by appraisers McFaul hired.

Recent plea agreements in the massive corruption probe of Cuyahoga County government show that many friends and relatives of county officials landed jobs at the engineer's office in exchange for cash bribes and other favors.