Through Daniel Johnson
October 4, 2025
Scott is placed on unpaid administrative leave while the criminal case is underway.
Kim Scott, the most important city planner for the city of Cleveland, spent the morning of 3 October before a judge after her earlier arrest two days earlier on accusation of fifth degrees of crime theft, as a result of accusations that they forgotten a marriage permit and a death certificate to receive time that time by the family and medical leave. (FMLA)
When Cleveland 19 Reports, Sanaa Malik, whose father, Farid Malik, died in June, is broken About what she describes as a betrayal of the trust placed in her by Malik’s real widow, her mother, Sauda Malik.
“What does the city of Cleveland do? How did they let this happen? She is (Scott) a thief and a cheat. My mother trusted her. My father trusted her and she betrayed their trust,” Malik said the outlet.
The lawyer of Scott, who has not been identified by the outlet, wants the court to otherwise consider her clean record and gives his client the opportunity to bind out of custody.
“She is 67. She has no earlier history, lifelong ties with the community. She has worked in the city of Cleveland for almost 20 years. So I ask for a personal relationship,” he said the court.
That arrangement does not seem to be for the taste of Sanaa Malik, who in her comments to the outlet valve has kept that: “I want to see her go to prison for forging FMLA. I hope justice will be served.”
According to WKYCScott Was entrusted with power of attorney by Farid Malik Before his death, an indication that makes broad control over the finances of a person possible, and in certain cases, enables them to make decisions about health care on behalf of someone that she cannot take for themselves.
As Sanaa told the outlet, Scott abused that strength for her own purposes and he broke when he has to deal with it. According to Sanaa, Scott was someone she previously called an aunt.
“She was there 24/7,” Saana Malik recalled. “My father said:” I gave her power of attorney to help in case you can’t get here and I did something. ‘Kim’s words were:’ Well, I didn’t think it was necessary.
As reported by Cleveland.com, City of Cleveland spokesman Sarah Johnson indicated that Scott is placed with unpaid administrative leave While the criminal case is underway. The employees of the city are placed on leave for each city policy, while all cases with regard to them take place in the legal system.
On July 7, the Cleveland police were informed of an alleged attempt at fraud when a woman, most likely Sanaa Malik, based on Cleveland.com account, told that she had found fraudulent documents with regard to her mother’s affairs, including a death certificate and a fake marriage certificate.
Moreover, the woman told them that Scott, who she identified as the ‘best friend’ of her mother, presented herself as Farid’s wife, with the help of the forged and fraudulent documents to do this. Scott was originally accused of forging FMLA documents and stealing 117 hours of paid leave from the city of Cleveland through an arrest warrant that was published on 27 May.
After her before her, Scott is expected to return to the court on 15 October for a provisional hearing, but as Malik said News 5 Cleveland” She is not interested in anything other than justice For what she claims that Scott has visited her family.
“That is stealing and you steal from an older man and an older woman you helped,” Saana told the outlet in a telephone interview. “Justice for Sauda. That’s what I want, you know, that’s the rally crying we have now. Justice for Sauda.”
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