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NEW BEDFORD — The chief of law enforcement for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been removed from his job after allegations of document shredding during an investigation by the Commerce Department’s inspector general, according to an aide to U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.
The NOAA official, Dale Jones, has been under fire since the shredding revelations surfaced in mid-winter during sworn testimony in Gloucester over the handling of law enforcement cases in the Northeast regional fishery.
According to the aide, Jones is being replaced for now by Alan Risenhoover, director of the NOAA Office of Sustainable Fisheries.
“While this not a cause for celebration, it is clearly an improvement,” said Frank in a prepared statement. “I express my gratitude to Dr. Lubchenco for this positive step, and I expect NOAA to undertake a careful and thorough selection process as they select a new director of law enforcement.”
Source: southcoasttoday.com