Overview
- Board chair Tom Richards said directors completed their review Wednesday and asked Ian Choudri to return to work on March 5, without disclosing findings.
- Ian Choudri had been on administrative leave since Feb. 17, using accrued paid time off.
- He was arrested Feb. 4 in Folsom on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery, and the Sacramento County district attorney declined to file charges.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom said he learned of the arrest from news reports because Choudri did not alert project officials or state leaders.
- The review also considered possible conflict questions after KPMG, which holds a roughly $24 million contract with the authority, hired Choudri’s fiancée; his attorney says her role is unrelated to the project.