paymaster
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The statement added: “As the City’s accountant, auditor, and paymaster, the Controller has a responsibility to protect City of L.A. taxpayers from the impact of the LA28 Olympic Games.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Young voters who were previously unaware that L.A. even had a controller were galvanized by Mejia’s unorthodox campaign, which directed an unprecedented spotlight toward L.A.’s chief accounting officer, auditor and paymaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025
The paymaster general Nick Thomas-Symonds was giving evidence to a special session of the public inquiry into what's been called the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
As for Cohen’s and others’ actions to implement the scheme, Trump Organization paymaster Deborah Tarasoff testified that the defendant or his sons had to approve any check for more than $10,000.
From Salon ● May 24, 2024
Beatrice’s husband was a paymaster, a man whose job it was to hand out wages to employees of the former government, and the men at the door wanted whatever cash he could get.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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