Technically, getting bumped from the top spot to become chief of global investments made him ineligible to serve, so we'll never know whether his board term would have otherwise survived the Salomon scandal.

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"When Mayor Bach was elected, I told him I was here to serve, and would do so loyally and do my best to lead the department in the direction he wanted to take the city, until such time that he felt he needed to bring in his own chief, " the release from Myers stated.

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Court officials failed to notify the state Department of Corrections that Ebel was supposed to serve two consecutive four-year terms for assaulting a prison guard, so the department let him out early.

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