A top official charged with overseeing the safety of the nation's railroads has resigned "effective immediately," the Department of Transportation said Saturday after POLITICO raised questions about whether he was simultaneously working as a public relations consultant in Mississippi.
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This was during a period when Hall was in charge of an agency with a $1.7 billion budget, overseeing the safety of 760 railroads, a multibillion-dollar freight rail industry and the safety of millions of passengers.
Hall has been on an extended leave of absence since last month due to what the FRA has described as a family emergency. But DOT officials said Saturday, after reviewing POLITICO's latest questions, that his departure is now permanent.
“We were unaware of the information that is being reported but those allegations, if they are true, are troubling," DOT spokeswoman Marianne McInerney said in a statement Saturday. She added, "Heath Hall has resigned his position at the Department effective immediately.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/10/railroad-safety-agency-chief-resigns-heath-hall-402093
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