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A city of Cincinnati health inspector was fired late last year after being accused of taking cash from restaurants in exchange for fraudulent food licenses .

The now-former employee, Lisa McGiveron, was indicted Feb. 29 on felony charges including theft in office.

Officials have declined to talk about the allegations or even say how many restaurants were targeted. My colleague, Sherry Coolidge , and I have been looking into this case – the second this year involving a city employee facing criminal charges.

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