Visitors bureau ex-official accused of funneling millions

The former finance director of the Northern Kentucky Convention and Visitors Bureau is accused of paying more than $3.8 million of the group's money to people for nonexistent services. Bridget Johnson, 58, worked for the visitors bureau for for 20 years, according to a citation report. Between May 2017 and September 2018, she's accused of sending online checks worth a total of at least $3,840,500 to real people who were never actually vendors for the visitors bureau and never actually performed any services for them.