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California High-Speed Rail Chief Resigns Over Spending Scandal

Ian Choudri, chief executive of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, resigned after a state watchdog found the agency overseeing the Los Angeles-San Francisco high-speed rail project had misused more than $600,000 in public funds. His departure came weeks after investigators questioned the spending.

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California high-speed rail chief quits amid billowing expenses scandal

Ian Choudri resigns after report found agency overseeing troubled LA-San Francisco project misused over $600,000 in public funds The chief executive of California’s embattled high-speed rail authority abruptly resigned on Wednesday, over a month after a state watchdog determined the agency had misused public funds. In September, California’s office of the inspector general released an investigative report finding th…

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