Cleveland Clerk of Courts Earle B. Turner misled drivers

Cleveland Clerk of Courts Earle B. Turner misled drivers

On most mornings for years, an employee in Cleveland Clerk of Courts Earle B. Turner’s office reviewed an electronic log of parking tickets paid the previous day online or by phone. The employee’s task was to identify drivers who paid the tickets tied to blocks on their vehicle registrations. Then, in certain cases, the employee manipulated the drivers’ payments. Interviews with former employees and documents suggest Turner’s office did this for…