![]() On September 5, 2018, UTA formally retained a team of attorneys from the law firm of Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass (the “Monitor”) to conduct the UTA federal monitorship, broken down into three phases. Improper approval of executive bonuses.Ī critical component of the non-prosecution agreement involved the retention of a third-party monitor to ensure the continued implementation of institutional improvements and reforms, and to recommend additional improvements and reforms, particularly those intended to address the four core issues.Non-compliance with ethical standards, resulting in benefits to UTA employees and/or Board members and.Improper handling and disclosure of property acquisition and disposition, including inadequate oversight of transit-oriented development projects.Inadequate controls over federal funds and drawdowns from federal grants. ![]() ![]() The non-prosecution agreement was driven in large part by UTA’s acknowledgment and recognition of the need for improved institutional conformity with financial and ethical requirements pertaining to the following four core issues of focus during the investigation: Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah entered into a non-prosecution agreement arising out of a federal investigation into UTA’s operation of mass public transit services, application for federal grants and funding, expenditure and use of federal funds, or the negotiation for, and/or acquisition of, real property, equipment and other capital improvements related to UTA operations. Attorney’s Office has agreed to the termination of a federal monitorship agreement with the Utah Transit Authority based upon UTA’s substantial compliance with the monitorship requirements and a federal non-prosecution agreement entered into by the parties in 2017.
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