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Former Oakland Coliseum exec spends without authorization: report

By KTVU staff
Updated  December 9, 2019 7:40am PST
Oakland
KTVU FOX 2

Former head of Oakland Coliseum facing charges

Ousted Coliseum Authority Executive Director Scott McKibben is facing criminal charges of violating state conflict-of-interest laws, after spending tens of thousands of dollars without authorization, Bay Area News Group reports.

OAKLAND, Calif. - New documents show the former executive director of the Oakland Coliseum Authority spent tens of thousands of dollars in public money without authorization.

The Bay Area News Group reported on Sunday that Scott McKibben authorized a $25,000 payment to the son of former state Sen. Don Perata and he did not explain what work Nick Perata did for the Coliseum Authority. 

Last week, prosecutors filed criminal charges, accusing McKibben of seeking a $50,000 fee, to help negotiate a coliseum naming rights deal.

McKibben on Friday defended his actions. “All those meeting or conversations are what you would expect of an executive director in his daily duties and interactions,” he told the Bay Area News Group.