Sheriff's employees sold tickets for fund-raiser

CLEVELAND — Cuyahoga County sheriff's employees have raised nearly $184,000 for Sheriff Gerald McFaul since 2002 by selling or buying tickets to his annual clambake fund-raiser.

Many employees sell the tickets while performing public work and also list themselves as the contributor, omitting the name of the actual buyer.

Ohio law prohibits public employees from performing campaign activities while working and bans people from making campaign contributions in the name of another person.

Campaign records show that numerous judges have bought tickets since 2002, and some said they have purchased the tickets from deputies working in courtrooms.