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Incoming DART CEO Faces Scrutiny
Florida prosecutors seek records from incoming Dallas Area Rapid Transit CEO Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. amid spending investigation.
In brief
Florida prosecutors seek records from incoming Dallas Area Rapid Transit CEO Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. amid spending investigation. Florida prosecutors subpoenaed communications and records of Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., incoming DART CEO, as part of a criminal investigation into Jacksonville Transportation Authority spending…
Florida prosecutors seek records
Florida prosecutors subpoenaed communications and records from incoming Dallas Area Rapid Transit CEO Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. as part of a criminal investigation into Jacksonville Transportation Authority spending.
Ford scheduled to begin leadership
Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. is scheduled to begin serving as DART president and CEO on October 26 after being selected on July 21.
Subpoena details
The subpoena names Ford, his wife, and consultant Kenston Griffin, requesting text messages, emails, app-based communications, and contracts for wellness services, vendor agreements, tuition payments, and ridership reports.
Records sought for investigation
Prosecutors requested contracts for wellness services, agreements with Dreambuilders, Jones-Worley Designs, Jacobs Project Management Company, Mason Nye Murals, scholarship and tuition-reimbursement amounts, and ridership reports submitted to the American Public Transportation Association.
JTA budget crisis
JTA announced a $39 million budget shortfall for the year ending September 30, projecting $139 million in funding for the year beginning October 1, with service reductions and staff cuts.
DART hiring scrutiny
DART paid over $2.4 million in executive bonuses from 2020 through 2024, increasing its executive ranks from 47 to 74, as Ford's selection faces new scrutiny.
No response from Ford
Ford had not responded to FOX 4's requests for comment on the Florida investigation, and DART Board Chair Randall Bryant had not answered the station's questions as of publication.
What to remember
Florida prosecutors subpoenaed communications and records of Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., incoming DART CEO, as part of a criminal investigation into Jacksonville Transportation Authority spending.
