Councilman accused of spending $30K on international trips, fine dining with city-issued credit card

East Point residents are raising concerns about Councilman Joshua Butler’s use of a city-issued credit card, which he allegedly used to spend nearly $30,000 on international travel over the past three years.

The expenditures, which include $3,000 on Uber rides and $3,000 on fine dining, have come under scrutiny as Butler campaigns for mayor.

His trips to the Dominican Republic, Colombia, South Africa, and South Korea were explained as part of the Sister Cities International initiative, a program East Point has not participated in for 17 years…

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