Dr. Bill Walker out as DMR director
WLOX
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -
Dr. Bill Walker has been dismissed as the Executive Director of the
Department of Marine Resources. That news comes this morning after a
unanimous vote from members of the Commission on Marine Resources.
Federal investigators are looking into allegations of misspending and
favoritism at the Department of Marine Resources, the agency run by Dr.
Walker. He had been suspended without pay indefinitely while the
investigation proceeded.
CMR Chairman Dr. Vernon Asper said commission members are "grieved" by all
that's going on. Asper says the commission put its total trust in a person
and was let down by that individual.
The commissioner also said his agency has learned the ongoing investigation
will last longer than expected. It will not end as February as previously
stated.
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