Report: Exec running Texas Tesla factory is under investigation for misappropriated glass
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#61QZ4)
Photo by Loren Grush / The Verge Omead Afshar, the Tesla executive tasked with overseeing operations at the company's Texas factory, is reportedly the subject of an internal investigation over a glass purchase deemed suspicious," according to a report from Bloomberg. Sources close to the situation told Bloomberg that Afshar will likely go on a leave of absence before Tesla cuts him from the company completely.
Afshar reportedly placed an order for a special" type of glass that isn't all that easy to procure amid supply chain constraints, and told staff it was for a secret project." According to Bloomberg, Tesla's finance department flagged the glass purchase earlier this year, sparking the internal probe led by David Searle, Tesla's acting head of legal.
Afshar has...