Kara DiPietro was authorized by the mayor and Board of Estimates to travel next week to San Antonio, making it clear she’s still on the city payroll.

Kara DiPietro became operating chief of fleet management, a $96 million division of Baltimore government, despite a history of not paying business loans and bankruptcy. Earlier this month, she was indicted for fraudulently obtaining $2.8 million in PPP loans.

BCFD gave retroactive pay to promoted employees months – and sometimes years – before their start date, Inspector General Isabel Cumming says in a newly issued report.