Newsom’s High-Speed Rail czar takes leave of absence after domestic violence arrest

Source: New York Post

California’s High Speed Rail Authority chief has revealed he will take a leave of absence after being arrested over a domestic violence dispute with his fiancée. Ian Choudri was picked up by cops at his home in Folsom, near Sacramento, on February 4, when he allegedly tried to intervene in a fight between Lyudmyla “Mila” Starostyuk and his teenage daughter. 3 Ian Choudri (pictured with Gavin Newsom) was picked up by cops at his home in Folsom, near Sacramento, on February 4, when he allegedly tried to intervene in a fight between Lyudmyla “Mila” Starostyuk and his teenage daughter.