Judge Rules Ex-ALE Director Improperly Fired Because He Was Democrat (North Carolina)
Source: News & Observer (Raleigh)
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Judge rules ex-ALE director improperly fired because he was a Democrat
Posted by Craig Jarvis on December 31, 2013 Updated 8 hours ago
RALEIGH The McCrory administration was out to get the former director of the states alcohol enforcement agency, who had taken a demotion so he could avoid being fired, because he was a prominent Democrat, a judge found Tuesday.
The state improperly fired former Alcohol Law Enforcement Director John Ledford without following its own policy because of his party affiliation, Senior Administrative Law Judge Fred Morrison Jr. ruled. The judge ordered Ledford re-instated as an ALE agent, given approximately $44,000 in back pay, and reimbursed $50,000 in attorneys fees.
Ledford was a marked man, politically, following the 2012 election for governor, Morrison wrote in his ruling.
The judge said he didnt find credible the state Department of Public Safetys contention that it began reviewing Ledfords job demotion and transfer only after two ALE agents filed grievances because the job he took hadnt been posted. Instead, Morrison wrote, evidence at a hearing showed the governors transition team was unhappy with Ledfords maneuver from the beginning, and that administration officials took an interest in him until he was fired in April.
Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/12/31/3497526/judge-rules-ex-ale-director-improperly.html
HERVEPA
(6,107 posts)I know it's contained in the links, but nice to have it in the post.
Warpy
(110,913 posts)one of those agencies whose acronym says what it covers.
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Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)(like Don Siegelman). He's still there 7 years later.
Why has not President Obama taken action to get this guy out of prison, trump up charges. This is bullshit.
WorseBeforeBetter
(11,441 posts)November 2014 (and 2016) cannot get here fast enough. Sigh.