Former Illinois treasurer prevails in lawsuit tied to sex allegations
A judge has ruled three former workers in the Illinois treasurers office didnt prove their allegation in a lawsuit that they were fired after cooperating in a harassment investigation.
In issuing his ruling Monday, Cook County Circuit Judge James Snyder said Patrick Carlson, George Daglas and Ashvin Lad didnt prove Republican Dan Rutherford fired them in retaliation for corroborating another employees claims of sexual harassment.
The offices then-inspector general found the three shared their computer log-on information in order to sign in and out of the office timekeeping system for each other.
Edmund Michalowksis allegations he was sexually harassed during Rutherfords 2014 primary campaign for governor destroyed the ex-treasurers hopes.
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