COLUMBUS (AP) — A law firm hired by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium found that the former president and chief financial officer arranged for relatives to live in houses owned by by the zoo and used sporting event tickets paid for by the zoo for their personal use without reimbursement.
The report also said then-president and CEO Tom Stalf used a $45,000 RV purchased by the zoo for his own exclusive use before it was sold to recoup revenue lost because of the pandemic.
The report by Porter Wright was released Tuesday evening and follows a Columbus Dispatch investigation that uncovered the allegations into the two executives, who resigned last month.