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California High-Speed Rail Consultants Billed Taxpayers for Ubers to Bars, Probe Finds
Key Takeaways
- California's high-speed rail inspector general found the HSRA reimbursed consultants nearly $600,000 for 'travel expenses' over two years.
- Flagged expenses included premium ride-share trips to a restaurant, bar and nightclub between 9:40 p.m. and 2:30 a.m., plus repeated Planet Fitness gym visits.
- Contracts barred international travel, yet the HSRA reimbursed $118,000 for it, per the investigation.
- The authority approved at least $685,500 in payments to four consulting firms without first approving travel and expense policies.
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