MATA employee placed on leave after questionable credit card charges
A MATA employee is on leave after the bus system uncovered thousands of dollars of expenses unrelated to MATA on a company American Express card. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Purchases included about $5,000 in PayPal and Venmo money transfer transactions, $10,000 in Amazon purchases, $7,000 at Best Buy, more than $1,000 at Montblanc, a maker of fine pens, and money on massages.
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MATA Memphis Area Transit AuthoritySamuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He is a native Rhode Islander who lives Downtown. He has covered Memphis since 2018.
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