For the past several months, seven employees of the Allegheny County-run Kane Community Living Centers have been under investigation, which is now nearing its completion.

It started with the cutting of grass at the center in Scott Township. In September, county police arrested maintenance worker Patrick McGough, who was charged with theft by deception after being accused of putting in for 196 hours of premium pay for work he never performed.

Two weeks later, human resource director Heather Deitz was charged with fraud and theft for allegedly diverting close to $50,000 in taxpayer money into a bogus payroll account and cashing the checks herself.

"When these allegations came forward to us, we immediately launched an investigation, and that has resulted in the actions we've taken," said

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