DEVELOPING: JTA releases more records that were turned over to state investigators

Newly-released records from the Jacksonville Transportation Authority give a better picture of what investigators with the Florida Attorney General’s office may be examining, as the agency works to address a financial crisis.In early October, the attorney general’s office issued a criminal investigative subpoena to JTA, requesting a variety of documents, including contracts, salary information, documentation of business trips taken by some JTA employees, and sponsorship information. The subpoena also requested text and email communications among interim JTA CEO Cleveland Ferguson, now-former JTA CEO Nat Ford, and Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan. The subpoena also requested communications among Ferguson and Ford regarding any audit of JTA, the financial health of the agency, and communications with some members of the mayor’s office.Tuesday afternoon, JTA released records it produced in response to the subpoena, including contract information, specific salary details, travel documentati