Sen. Snowe Calls for Immediate Ouster of Over-Zealous Enforcement Personnel

Senator Snowe continued, "Furthermore, I find it extremely disturbing that NOAA's former head of Fisheries Law Enforcement, who was 'reassigned' on April 8th – nearly six months ago – remains on the payroll today pending resolution of his case. While there certainly are protocols that must be adhered to, there is no doubt that this individual's actions, including the shredding of case files while under investigation by the Inspector General, merit termination of his tenure with the agency, not what amounts to a six month paid vacation at taxpayers' expense."