Posted on 09/01/2012 6:26:22 PM PDT by mandaladon
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Obama administration political appointee and longtime aide to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano resigned Saturday amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior lodged by at least three Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees.
Suzanne Barr, chief of staff to ICE Director John Morton, said in her resignation letter that the allegations against her are "unfounded." But she said she was stepping down anyway to end distractions within the agency. ICE, a division of the Homeland Security Department, confirmed Barr had resigned. The Associated Press obtained a copy of Barr's letter.
Barr is accused of sexually inappropriate behavior toward employees. The complaints are related to a sexual discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by a senior ICE agent in May.
In her letter to Morton, Barr said she has been the subject of "unfounded allegations designed to destroy my reputation" and is resigning "with great regret."
"Of greater concern however, is the threat these allegations represent to the reputation of this agency and the men and women who proudly serve their country by advancing ICE's mission," Barr wrote. "As such, I feel it is incumbent upon me to take every step necessary to prevent further harm to the agency and to prevent this from further distracting from our critical work."
Barr went on leave last month after the New York Post reported on the lawsuit filed by James T. Hayes Jr., ICE's special agent in charge in New York. Additional employees came forward with their allegations around the same time.
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King, R-N.Y., said in a statement Saturday that Barr's resignation "raises the most serious questions about management practices and personnel policies at the Department of Homeland Security." He said his committee will continue to review the case and personnel practices at DHS.
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Heh! Hey, Barr?
Could ya please check the U-joints on the driveshaft while yer under that thar bus???
I bet she could suck the chrome off the trailer hitch.......
Another great appointment by Obama and his "stellar" department heads, Janet N. especially.
SCHANDENFREUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!
correction....sp.
SCHADENFREUDE!!!!!
(I just got giddy with the news)
They were saying nobody wants you, not everybody wants you.
I’m surprised it wasn’t a woman bringing charges.
Seems everything related to this administration is rooted in perversity—I’m surprised there are any heterosexuals in the place!
“She’s also accused of calling a male subordinate from her hotel room and offering to perform a sex act. “
Well,,,, I’m 66, and if one of my ladyfriends made that suggestion? I’d be pretty happy to go along with it! But from a fat, died blonde liberal bureaucrat? Not that much. But,,,,,,, well,,,,,maybe,,,,,,! laz?
...Barr said she has been the subject of “unfounded allegations designed to destroy my reputation” ...
Then why resign?
I think she is worried she will be seen as a hetrosexual.
Bye, Bye Bi....
I think she is worried she will be seen as a hetrosexual.
Bye, Bye Bi....
I have got to be wondering what "sex act" she was proposing that would "humiliate" the males...uhm...maybe I don't want to know...
No doubt suck the paint off a ‘57 Napolitano too.
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