Putting an end to fraud in government sounds like a great thing. However, there is something very surreal about getting a press release with the mug shot of a talented and otherwise apparently good person convicted and charged in a police investigation. The Asheville Police Department charged four city employees, including the human resources director and assistant director, with an assortment of counts, including obtaining property by false pretense, forgery, obstruction of justice, and making false statements. The director and assistant director have been terminated as a consequence of the investigation. The city has initiated an executive search, and it has outsourced to a third party to manage its flexible healthcare savings account in the interest of public transparency.