The Summit County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the loss of more than $40,000 from the Summit County Jail’s bank account, but officials say there is no reason to suspect any current or former employees were involved in the alleged theft. The Sheriff’s Office filed a warrant in March to obtain documents from Verizon, which received more than $40,000 in payments from a Wells Fargo bank account used to fund jail expenses. The payments were made from October 2022 to June 2025, according to the affidavit. Sgt. Skyler Talbot with the Sheriff’s Office called the incident an “active criminal investigation into suspected fraud” and said the department can’t share more information because it needs to protect the integrity of the case. However, he emphasized the alleged fraud was likely not committed by any Sheriff’s Office employees. “This is being investigated as an external criminal fraud matter and not as an internal personnel investigation,” Talbot said. “The Summit County Sheriff’s Office recognizes the importance of transparency and will provide additional information when doing so will not compromise the criminal investigation.” The post Summit County Sheriff’s Office investigates loss of more than $40,000 from jail’s bank account appeared first on Park Record. ...read more read less