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OTTAWA — A federal worker who was given a corporate credit card ended up losing her job after racking up personal purchases that left the government on the hook for a $24,000 credit card bill.

The employee, known only by the pseudonym Julie in an internal inspection report, “ignored all communications” when officials tried to nudge her into paying off the balance.

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Her case is just one of a handful sent to senior officials at Public Services and Procurement Canada, offering a glimpse at questionable practices by four civil servants, two of whom ended up losing their jobs: Julie and a man whose pseudonym is Vincent.

Julie was given the credit card to cover expenses while she was on assignment away from home with another organization.

Neither the location nor the organization are listed in the documents, obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act.

The investigation found Julie made three payments on the card worth a total of about $18,000 — a far cry from the total charges of $41,150. Of that, $14,150 was for 127 personal expenses, none of which are described in the reports.