Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is currently under scrutiny for a possible new scandal after being accused of having an lavish affair with a fellow prosecutor in the case against former President Donald Trump. There is. According to exclusive audio released by washington free beaconMr. Willis fired a woman who warned him that another employee had taken federal aid and planned to spend it on computers, “goods” and “travel” instead.
Amanda Timpson began working for the Fulton County Attorney’s Office in December 2018 as the Director of Gang Prevention and Intervention. Two years later, Willis defeated longtime incumbent Paul Howard and appointed Timpson to his 2021 executive team, tasked with “rebranding” and “rebranding.” “Change” office culture.
Mr. Timpson was initially excited about the new direction the office was taking, but changed his mind when Mr. Willis appointed Michael Cuffey as his direct supervisor. Not only did Timpson and Cuffee clash from time to time, but Timpson soon revealed that Cuffee was planning to take away a portion of the $488,000 in federal funds earmarked for the establishment of the Youth Empowerment and Gang Prevention Center and spend it elsewhere. I knew something right away.
In November 2021, Ms. Timpson brought her concerns about Cuffee and federal funds to Willis. “He wanted to do the impossible with the grant money,” Timpson told Willis, according to audio footage secretly recorded by him.
“He told everyone…’I’m going to buy a MacBook. I’m going to buy souvenirs. I’m going to use it for travel,'” she continued.
Mr. Timpson explained to Mr. Willis that he knew such expenditures would be illegal because he “assisted in the creation of the grant.” She claimed that when Mr. Timpson confronted Mr. Cuffee about the issue, Mr. Timpson demoted her.
“I said, ‘You can’t do that. This is a very special grant.’
”[He] It took me away,” Timpson said.
During the conversation, Willis never denied Timpson’s allegations against Cuffee and the prosecutor’s office in general. In fact, she told Timpson, “I respect that that’s your assessment…and I’m not saying your assessment is wrong.”
“I have been humiliated and retaliated against for doing the right thing,” Timpson wrote in an email to Willis just a few weeks later. “I have been humiliated and retaliated against for doing the right thing. Protecting the government from scandal and the young people I am responsible for working on behalf of.” I tried to be a spokesperson for them,” he wrote. ”
Willis did not respond.
Cuffy retired from the prosecutor’s office in December 2021 for “personal” reasons. The Youth Empowerment and Gang Prevention Center was never established and the building that was supposed to house it is “padlocked,” according to the Free Beacon.
The recording also alludes to another internal government problem regarding federal funding. In July 2021, Timpson informed Willis that out-of-state students participated in a federally funded program designated only for students in public middle schools in Atlanta and Fulton counties. .
Rather than address the issue, Mr. Willis cut Ms. Timpson down and “demoted” her to a “file clerk,” Ms. Timpson claimed. Personnel evaluation at that time. She told the Free Beacon that Willis’ actions during the July 2021 conversation led her to record the November 2021 conversation about Cuffee.
“I knew I was dealing with the whole office,” she said. “If I don’t have solid evidence for what I’m saying, everyone will ignore me.”
Willis fired Timpson in January 2022, just two months after the recorded conversation, and was escorted from his office by armed security. “On my best day, I’m 4’11,” Timpson recently told the Free Beacon. “Who would be so scared of me that I would have to have seven armed agents escort me out of the building?” Is that so?” he said.
Timpson later filed a wrongful termination lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court. The incident is under investigation. Timpson told the Free Beacon that between her case and allegations that Willis had an affair with Nathan Wade, Willis had committed “ethical violations, abuse of power, and misuse of county, state, and federal funds.” He said it showed a “pattern.” ”
Willis’ office released a statement regarding Timpson’s whistleblower lawsuit, saying: “This employee was a holdover from the previous administration. Management tried to find a role for her to fill, but there were “It didn’t work out because she was transferred three times. All her superiors approved of her performance.” “Considered to be inappropriate. She was fired because she did not meet her new administration’s standards. We have not been served with the lawsuit and will not be commenting further other than in court.” do not have”
Cuffy told the Free Beacon that Timpson’s lawsuit is a “money grab.” “She can do what she needs to do,” he added.
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