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Prarthana Prakash

Scottish lawmaker under pressure to resign after admitting his children racked up $13,700 roaming charges on his work iPad—and left taxpayers with the bill

michael matheson in a suit with police officers in the background (Credit: Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images)

A Scottish minister became the subject of scrutiny after he racked up £11,000 (or about $13,672) in roaming charges while on vacation. 

The Scottish National Party’s Michael Matheson admitted on Thursday that the eye-popping bill was due to his kids using data to watch football on a family trip in Morocco late last year. And now, pressure is mounting on the health secretary to step down from his role. 

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