{"id":427825,"date":"2026-10-14T18:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T18:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/427825\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T18:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T18:36:09","slug":"new-subpoena-seeks-jta-communications-involving-interim-ceo-ferguson-former-ceo-nat-ford-mayor-deegan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/427825\/","title":{"rendered":"New subpoena seeks JTA communications involving interim CEO Ferguson, former CEO Nat Ford, Mayor Deegan"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The Florida Attorney General\u2019s Office has issued a new subpoena to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority seeking records related to contracts, travel, sponsorships and communications involving JTA<\/a> leaders, former JTA CEO Nat Ford<\/a> and Mayor Donna Deegan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

RELATED: JTA receives subpoena from Florida Attorney General on massages, murals, NAVI ridership, scholarships in criminal probe<\/a><\/p>\n

The subpoena, dated Oct. 7, orders JTA Executive Director Cleveland Ferguson to provide records by Oct. 30. It seeks emails, texts and other electronic communications from October 2023 through December 2025, including exchanges among Ferguson, Ford and Deegan.<\/p>\n

The communications requests also cover conversations about JTA audits, the agency\u2019s financial health, sponsorships and the termination of accounting and coding employees. <\/p>\n

Prosecutors requested communications involving other city and JTA officials on specified topics, as well as emails referencing WSP or contracts with WSP and Janet Walker-Ford.<\/p>\n

RELATED: \u2018Death spiral\u2019: Jacksonville City Council approves emergency $30M gas-tax plan to stabilize JTA finances<\/a><\/p>\n

The subpoena also seeks JTA contracts and payments to several firms, travel records for five employees, salaries of employees earning more than $150,000 a year, invoices for vehicle maintenance exceeding $5,000 and sponsorship information for a list of organizations. The sponsorship records cover Jan. 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe JTA remains committed to transparency and accountability and will provide information as requested throughout this process,\u201d the agency said in a statement sent to News4JAX.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Deegan says she\u2019s \u2018happy\u2019 to cooperate with Florida AG on JTA records request<\/a><\/p>\n

The City of Jacksonville sent a statement in response to the new subpoena: \u201cAs we\u2019ve reiterated before, JTA is a regional state transportation agency with a majority of board members appointed by the Governor, and a budget that is reviewed and approved by the Jacksonville City Council.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new subpoena expands on an earlier records demand to JTA that sought information about tuition reimbursement, contracts with an organizational development firm and ridership figures for the agency\u2019s NAVI autonomous vehicle program. Prosecutors are also examining communications involving Ford.<\/p>\n

The subpoenas come as JTA faces a roughly $39 million budget shortfall and city officials consider steps to stabilize the agency\u2019s finances.<\/p>\n

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