Paulose retaliated against whistleblower, agency says

[dflprincess]

http://www.startribune.com/local/35480714.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUX

A federal watchdog agency has settled a whistleblower complaint by an assistant U.S. attorney in Minnesota.

The Office of Special Counsel says its investigation found that former U.S. attorney Rachel Paulose retaliated against John Marti. Marti reported Paulose to Justice Department officials for leaving classified homeland security reports out in the open in her office.

The investigation found that Paulose retaliated by moving to remove Marti as her first assistant U.S. attorney. Marti accepted a demotion and returned to being an assistant U.S. attorney.

Under the settlement, Marti will get back pay and a lump sum payment and any negative references will be removed from his personnel records.

During the investigation, Paulose was reassigned to a Justice Department position in Washington.

I didn't have time to check the comments - I imagine this will bring the wingnuts out in force.

[dodger501]

1. Most of the comments are of the 'good riddance' variety

One was reading my mind, expecting a new Kersten column whining about sexism or some other goddamned thing like anti-Christian.
Paulose learned at the feet of the neocon masters in DC before coming here - it's all about loyalty, demanding all the staff here pledge loyalty to her.
No freaking wonder it set the tone for the rest of the way.

An aside: Isn't it amazing that all you have to do is declare yourself a Christian and pray loudly in public and then you can turn around and commit wall-to-wall un-Christian acts?