South Tyneside Council said Iain Malcolm settled the amount owed in May 2020 after an investigation.
A former council leader "inappropriately" incurred £18,909.86 of personal costs on his corporate credit card, a local authority has said.The council said Mr Malcolm settled the outstanding amount for personal costs in May 2020, before leaving the authority in November 2020.
The council said it had informed the police due to the "gravity of the situation and the potential abuse or neglect of the power or responsibilities of public office". The council added, as the practice adopted by Mr Malcolm had not been authorised, no process for the reconciliation of his personal spend with reimbursement had taken place until the end of 2019.
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