COMMENTARY | The whistleblower who was instrumental in convincing city officials to launch an investigation into former city Inspector General Lisa Green — which culminated in her resignation under pressure in January — was fired earlier this year, according to records and interviews.
The whistleblower, Andrew McFarlane, the office's former director of investigations, maintains he was fired "without cause" and was provided no reason for his termination in February by interim Inspector General Sheryl Goodman.
McFarlane filed a wide-ranging complaint after he left the office alleging his termination was retaliation for his role as a whistleblower and for having raised concerns about the way the office was handling a remarkably long-running investigation into the former head of the city's Office of Sports and Entertainment. The results of that investigation have still not been released.
The highly secretive nature of the office has made it difficult to determine what precisely was behind Goodman's decision.
Goodman, who left city employment in March when the City Council confirmed a permanent leader of the office, said she "cannot confirm or discuss any open investigation."
L.E. Hutton, the chief assistant state attorney and chair of the inspector general oversight committee, likewise could not comment on McFarlane's departure or his subsequent complaint. "As is the...
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