No charges filed against retired teachers’ pension fund leaders after ethics complaint

By: Morgan Trau

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: February 16, 2026

Words: 969

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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The chair of the Ohio retired teachers’ pension fund board, a former member and a lobbyist will not face criminal charges related to alleged ethics violations after the state referred the case to the Columbus City Attorney’s Office.

Through records request, we found that City Attorney Zach Klein’s team has decided not to press charges against State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) board chair Rudy Fichtenbaum and former member Wade Steen, saying there is not enough …

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