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kstp.com - Mpls. city employee removed during investigation
Updated at: 08/20/2008 02:22:54 PM
By: Martha Kuh
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Mpls. city employee removed during investigation

A city of Minneapolis spokesman said Tuesday night that a solid waste and recycling employee has been removed from field duties pending a criminal investigation and an internal probe.

The employee is one of two suspected of using their city positions to swindle taxpayers.

The investigation centers around homes with over-grown yards or other appearance issues.

After giving homeowners notice to clean-up their problem properties or face fines, the two employees are accused of returning and offering to make the warnings go away by cleaning the yards for $100 in cash.

An initial police report