Sheriff Gerald McFaul's niece resigns as deputy after doing private security work during leave

Sheriff's Lt. Theresa Shaffer, the niece of Cuyahoga County Sheriff Gerald McFaul, resigned from her job Thursday after The Plain Dealer learned she broke the rules by working as a security guard while she was on leave for an injury.

Shaffer did the private security work after applying for workers' compensation payments for an injury she suffered on her job as a deputy.