Former Employee Says DHEC Stopped Investigation
A former investigator with the Department of Health and Environmental Control says the agency pulled back from an investigation after a complaint from a state official.
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Published: November 20, 2008
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A former investigator with the Department of Health and Environmental Control says the agency pulled back from an investigation after a complaint from a state official.
The State newspaper reports that Christopher Phillips of Elgin sued DHEC in federal court yesterday, saying he was punished for trying to do his job. Phillips is seeking $500,000 in actual damages and undisclosed punitive damages because he was transferred.
Phillips said he had evidence for an arrest, but was dropped from the probe after giving his findings to DHEC officials.
DHEC spokesman Thom Berry said the agency would not talk about the case.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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