Maritza Min, controversial chief of staff to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, has left the firm to work at a personal injury law firm after being accused of anti-Semitism and other misconduct. This was revealed in a report by the Post.
Min’s resignation comes after The Post accused him of badmouthing Jewish employees, bullying subordinates, abusing office staff and resources and failing to properly account for his time as Gonzalez’s chief of staff. This comes eight months after first reporting allegations against multiple current and former employees.
She called Harris Keenan & Goldfarb, which confirmed Friday that she was an attorney at the Manhattan law firm, but did not receive a call back.
A Brooklyn Police Department spokesperson said Min “resigned” at the beginning of the month. She was still listed and her photo was also included. “Management leadership” It was posted on the office’s website but was removed Saturday after The Post asked about it.
“It’s amazing how the mighty have fallen,” one DA insider told the Post. “She went from office queen to ambulance chaser. She’s going to have to work for the check from now on.”
According to numerous sources, Min has not appeared at the prosecutor’s office since July last year.
Brooklyn DA spokesman Oren Yaniv previously said Min was on leave, but provided no further explanation.
But records obtained by the Post show she remained on the payroll during her extended absence from the company.
Min is among the top five highest-paid DA employees, with a total of $223,849 in take-home pay last year, including a $15,000 “bonus.”
Her departure follows an internal investigation requested by Gonzalez into DA staff’s handling of discrimination complaints, a process Min oversaw. Mr. Gonzalez hired a private consulting firm, Guidepost Solutions, to conduct the investigation.
The city’s Bureau of Investigation is also investigating Min’s actions, the paper said.
Minh has been accused of using the agency’s vehicles and staff for personal gain and failing to submit timesheets for years.
Misrepresenting vacation time can result in unwarranted vacation time being paid when an employee leaves the company.
Min has not returned multiple calls and emails seeking comment on the allegations.
Yaniv declined to say how much unpaid leave Min had taken.
Min joined the Brooklyn Prosecutor’s Office in 1997. Mr. Gonzalez named her her chief of staff in 2018, and last year she promoted Ms. Min to “confidential executive assistant to the district attorney.”
Sources said Gonzalez, who is seeking to become state attorney general, responded to complaints from members of the Jewish community who objected to the office hiring a senior official accused of anti-Semitism. It is said that there is
Some Jewish leaders told Gonzalez that they could not bring him into the community as long as Min worked for him, and that Gonzalez needed their votes and money.
If Mr. Gonzalez loses the support of the Jewish community, it would be a “game changer” for his political ambitions, the official said.
