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Columbus Zoo director used zoo money to buy RV for his use; failed to bid construction project at The Wilds

Columbus Zoo director used zoo money to buy RV for his use; failed to bid construction project at The Wilds
Alissa Widman Neese, The Columbus Dispatch
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Then-Columbus Zoo President and CEO Tom Stalf speaks at the opening of Straker Lake cabins at The Wilds in 2018. The bidding for that project is now part of the investigation into Stalf and CFO Greg Bell. Both men resigned March 29.
Former Columbus Zoo and Aquarium President and CEO Tom Stalf used zoo funds to purchase a recreational vehicle for his exclusive use and took the vehicle to Put-in-Bay for a family trip, according to an investigation by a law firm hired by the zoo s board of directors. ....

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Columbus Zoo investigation: Director used zoo money personally, failed to bid construction project at The Wilds

Columbus Zoo investigation: CEO used zoo money personally, failed to bid construction project at The Wilds
Alissa Widman Neese, The Columbus Dispatch
© Adam Cairns / Dispatch
Then-Columbus Zoo President and CEO Tom Stalf speaks at the opening of Straker Lake cabins at The Wilds in 2018. The bidding for that project is now part of the investigation into Stalf and CFO Greg Bell. Both men resigned March 29.
Stalf also personally selected the vendor for a $2 million construction project at The Wilds for cabins and did not seek competitive bidding. The company billed the zoo a substantial cost overrun, which Stalf instructed former Chief Financial Officer Greg Bell to pay, circumventing normal accounting processes. The firm is investigating if there were any personal benefits associated with the contract. ....

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Columbus Zoo investigation: CEO used zoo money personally, failed to bid construction project at The Wilds

Columbus Zoo investigation: CEO used zoo money personally, failed to bid construction project at The Wilds
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