Bradford Township supervisor Jim Erwin has been cleared of any wrongdoing in an alleged mishandling of funds in the township — again.

On Thursday, District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer made the announcement.

“In 2015, a report concerning the possible mishandling of funds received from the sale of Bradford Township property was referred for investigation by the District Attorney’s Office,” Shaffer explained, giving some background in the matter.

“Following investigation, the case was closed,” Shaffer said. “In 2016, a report raising the same concern was made to the district attorney’s office. Additional materials were also provided. The matter was referred for investigation. Based on the results of the investigations by the Pennsylvania State Police and the State Ethics Commission, no charges were filed.”

The accusations against Erwin alleged he had taken several hundred dollars from the township by selling township scrap to a local recycling facility and allegedly keeping the funds. Erwin has maintained he did not keep the funds.

He was cleared by the state Ethics Commission and state police in prior investigations. And now, he has been cleared of wrongdoing again.

Reached late Thursday night, Erwin said, “I deal with it every election time. They need to find something else to work on.”

He added that these repeated investigations, all of which have cleared him of wrongdoing, must be expensive.

“It sure is a waste of taxpayers money,” Erwin said.

Earlier this year, an anonymous letter was mailed to taxpayers in Bradford Township, outlining

allegations against Erwin, which were the basis of a private criminal complaint in 2015 by township employee Lisa Eakin.

The letter suggested the matter was covered up because Erwin was a retired police officer.