Saturday, August 31, 2024

VINDICATION ?

 By Bob Walsh


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Fiona Ma
 

Regular readers will remember I wrote some time back about a lawsuit for harassment filed against the CA State Treasurer, Fiona Ma, by a former employee of her office, Judith Blackwell.

The beef has just been settled by the state, though not by Ma.  Ms. Ma is running for Lt. Governor in 2026 and is, I am sure, happy to put this three-year old case behind her.  She is claiming vindication, and maybe she can get by with that because she isn't paying out, I am, and every other state taxpayer.  The case was about to go to trial and is instead going away, for $350,000 dollars.  Ma's PR firm claim this as a "complete victory" for Ma.

The DOJ has elected to pay, calling this a "business decision" as opposed to an admission of guilt.  Ma asserts that she really wanted her day in court and is unhappy the settlement was made.

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