Cleveland Public Library scammed out of $400,000

Published September 16, 2025 1:32pm ET



(The Center Square) – The Cleveland Public Library transferred almost $400,000 to a fake vendor as part of a payment redirect scam, State Auditor Keith Faber said Tuesday.

Faber said the library failed to adopt proper internal controls that would have detected the scheme.

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