Usually, when I write stories about whistleblowers being put on blast by elected officials, it doesn’t go very well for the elected official …
Generally speaking, these stories involve politicians getting mad because they got caught doing something wrong … and got called out.
This is not one of those stories …
Two weeks ago, my news outlet published an extensive report on the implosion of 36-year-old “Republican” Willie Turral – the erstwhile frontrunner for the position of auditor of Beaufort County. Turral’s campaign came apart at the seams after his opponent – David Cadd – published incriminating information about Turral on his website.
Cadd is an underling of scandal-scarred incumbent auditor James “Jim” Beckert – who was the focus of multiple lawsuits in connection with his alleged harassment and bullying of multiple female government officials, including county treasurer Maria Walls and chief financial officer Alicia Holland.
Both Walls and Holland filed suits – both of which are still active. Holland also resigned her office, citing the “intolerable work environment” created by Beckert’s allegedly abusive behavior.
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To hear Cadd tell it, he was a “whistleblower” against Beckert – someone who stood up to his “unspeakable” behavior on behalf of Walls and Holland.
“As a reminder, I was a whistleblower against the current auditor for Ms. Walls and Alicia Holland for the actions that he did to these people … which was unspeakable,...
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