Fromt he Reno Gazette Journal: The Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives whistleblower who was
fired after speaking out about the U.S. Justice Department’s failed Fast
and Furious gun-running operation and the breakdown between ATF and
U.S. attorneys in Reno is back on the payroll.The
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, which oversees federal employment
issues, granted a request by the Office of Special Counsel, an
independent federal investigator, on Tuesday to put ATF special agent
Vince Cefalu’s firing on hold for 45 days while it looks into his case....
On Wednesday, Cefalu said he received a call from the ATF Special
Agent in Charge with the San Francisco Field Division telling him that
they have restarted his pay and are sending him his equipment, including
his badge and firearm.
“They’re eating crow,” he said in a telephone interview.
ATF
Special Agent Helen Dunkel, spokeswoman for the ATF San Francisco
office, said she could not comment on Cefalu’s reinstatement....Two ATF officials confronted Cefalu in a Denny’s parking lot in South
Lake Tahoe on Oct. 10 and served him termination papers, he said.
At
the time, Cefalu told the Reno Gazette-Journal that he believed his
firing was “retaliation for speaking out against incompetence and
mismanagement” not only with the botched Fast and Furious program but
also for speaking out about the breakdown between ATF and the Reno U.S.
Attorney’s office.
Cefalu’s
website CleanUpATF.org reported that the ATF office in Reno was in
shambles and he spoke on the record with the Reno Gazette-Journal about
the problems. He said the Reno office had been one of the most
productive in the country but management failed to resolve the problems. http://www.rgj.com/article/20121024/NEWS/310240122/Fired-ATF-whistleblower-gets-job-back-while-his-case-reviewed?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s
I wonder high up in the Obama administration this guy's case went before they ordered him fired? Maybe Eric Holder or Janet Napalitano?
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