State attorney settles suit with ex-employee ; Former clerk in Nassau office said her firing was an illegal retaliation
By Larry Hannan | |
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The office of State Attorney
Lyncker, a former clerk in the
Attorney
The
Lyncker was looking for hundreds of thousands of dollars more, so the willingness to settle for this amount shows the case was never that strong, Hackett said.
"The SAO contested the claims, would continue to contest the claims and in good faith believes there is a valid foundation for the defense of such claims," Barnard said.
"But as is common in civil cases, Ms. Lyncker and the SAO have determined that their respective interests would be best served by completely resolving and settling this case."
White, who has left the
Reached Wednesday, Lyncker said the lawsuit was never about the money.
"It was about feeling betrayed and getting some kind of vindication that I was right," Lyncker said.
In her lawsuit, Lyncker said White, who was then the top
Lyncker, who denies having an affair with Seagraves, said she refused to help White and complained about the way he was treating her to Corey and former Chief Assistant State Attorney
"Rather than protect Ms. Lyncker, they protected their own," said
Lawyers for Corey said Lyncker's complaints were looked into, but when they questioned other
Lyncker said she was relieved to have the issue behind her so she could move on with her life. She struggled to get a job after being fired but is now working in sales.
"I lost a lot of friends because the people I worked with at the
Lyncker said she did occasionally make risque jokes in the office, but it was a casual thing among friends and it wasn't something that took up a large portion of the day.
Other claims, such as allegations that she slapped male colleagues in the butt, were not true, Lyncker said.
The experience changed her; she doesn't trust people the way she once did and went through a period of depression after she was fired, Lyncker said.
As part of the settlement, Lyncker agreed to drop a request asking that Corey be sanctioned and her office fined about
DeBelder argued the emails were deliberately withheld, a charge that Hackett denied.
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