Report: Exec running Texas Tesla factory is under investigation for misappropriated glass

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The executive in charge of operations at the Texas factory is being investigated over a glass purchase that was deemed suspicious, according to a report. According to sources close to the situation, Afshar will take a leave of absence before he is cut from the company.

The staff was told that the order was for a special type of glass and that it was for a secret project. The internal probe was launched after the finance department flagged the glass purchase.

Some employees involved in the incident have already been fired. The situation raises questions about whether the economic standing of the company was used to get a hold of the glass.

He states on his profile that he has worked for the office of the CEO at the company. His role in the construction and management of the Texas Gigafactory is likely why he replaced his job title with the cowboy hat symbol. The Information describes him as Musk's "right hand man" since he started working at the company.

The departure of Andrej Karpathy, the head of artificial intelligence atTesla, followed the news of the possible firing of Afshar. It also comes at a particularly turbulent time for Musk's company, as the social platform attempts to force him into his initial deal to buy it.