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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 that the rail authority had paid $543,000 in travel-related reimbursements for consultants that were not allowed, including international or out-of-state travel expenses.
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Uwa Ede-Osifo · Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 6:37 PM
California | The Guardian
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 that the rail authority had paid $543,000 in travel-related reimbursements for consultants that were not allowed, including international or out-of-state travel expenses.
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