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Case Forced to Resign as DCR Regional Director
Staff Reports,
02:59PM / Monday, January 30, 2017
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Michael Case

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Michael F. Case is out at the state Department of Conservation and Recreation less than a year after his appointment as western region director.

According to The Boston Globe, Case was forced to resign Thursday after being confronted by DCR Commissioner Leo Roy after pornography was reportedly found on his Pittsfield office computer.

The Republican State Committee member and Washington selectman was appointed to the post by Gov. Charlie Baker last February.

The request he resign apparently followed two previous warnings earlier in the month about language and conduct.

The Globe on Friday quoted DCR spokesman Troy Wall as saying, "After becoming aware of a human resources issue, the Department of Conservation and Recreation began an internal investigation one week ago."

His one-sentence resignation letter reportedly did not provide reasons for his departure and DCR declined to provide any information, according to The Globe.

Case also resigned last week from the board of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke. Baker had appointed him as chairman of the trustees last February.

The Vietnam veteran has been active in veterans affairs and Republican politics, including running unsuccessfully for state representative. He spent 35 years in the Air Force and National Guard and 20 years as a Pittsfield Police officer. He also sits on the Central Berkshire Regional School Committee. 

Case took over the director's job on last Feb. 1 and oversaw 39 parks from Mount Holyoke west, including Pittsfield State Forest, Mount Tom, and Mount Greylock State Reservation. The post paid $91,000 a year.

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