Intimidating and Controlling Behavior

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former Division Directors were providing her with
This person told us that she and a former colleague believe th
inappropriate comments or asks inappropriate questions of women, p
life status changes, such as marriage or pregnancy. She
inappropriate questions, she frnds it to be in
rson told us that even
acted inappropriately.
that this person, who is an attorney, is a really
of a party the honorees did not wmt to
mment and pressured about having to plan
d a grudge since being removed fiom her Chief Counsel duties and
it a point to often ask in a sarcastic manner if what she said was correct.
told us that a former colleague, who is a good fiien
ws removed from her Chief Counsel duties because
ided her with bad reviews. According to this perso
a hard time getting another position both inside and outside the SEC. This person believes, and
has heard, that no one insid of the Commission wants to touch anyone from the Chief
Counsel's office for fear th would use it against them.
'The person we interviewed who had second thoughts about providing
affidavit told us that she could have been giving some statement ut
not intimidating. She told
g the workday. She told us she did not
uld say, but that after she thou
s refused to give an affidavit
She said that she went to the Ethics 0
determine if she could davit given that she believes her first duty is to
the Agency. After visi also went to OGC.
Conclusion
In light of the foregoing, we conclude that engaged in additional disruptive acts
ace and did so in an intimidating w er, we found additional evidence that
treated several of her subordinates, most of whom we did not interview in our Grst
mvesbgaQon, in an intimidating and abusive way. Her most recent behavior is of even greater
concern since it seems that the action management has taken and proposed has not had the
required detmnt impact on her conduct. Thus, in light of our previous
this new evidence, we recommend that the SEC take disciplinary action against
(b)(7)@)
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