Former Sheriff Gerald McFaul charged with theft in office, ethics violation

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Gerald McFaul spent three decades keeping criminals locked up as the county's chief law man, but Tuesday he will return to the Justice Center as a defendant.

The nine-term sheriff was charged Friday with

two felony counts of theft in office and a misdemeanor ethics offense.

The special prosecutor brought in to push the case acknowledged that the investigation was based on reporting done by The Plain Dealer