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California high-speed rail chief quits amid billowing expenses scandal

Published October 29, 2026 9:37 pm • Updated October 29, 2026 9:37 pm •
California high-speed rail chief quits amid billowing expenses scandal
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Ian Choudri resigns after report found agency overseeing troubled LA-San Francisco project misused over $600,000 in public fundsThe 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 that the rail authority had paid $543,000 in travel-related…

Ian Choudri resigns after report found agency overseeing troubled LA-San Francisco project misused over $600,000 in public fundsThe 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 that the rail authority had paid $543,000 in travel-related…

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