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National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges to Pay for Grant Fraud
Loaded on Aug. 15, 2008
published in Prison Legal News
August, 2008, page 26
On March 10, 2008, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) agreed to settle a grant fraud case for $300,000.
Filed under:
Contractor Misconduct,
Retaliation,
Whistleblowing,
Crime,
Judiciary,
Employee Litigation.
Location:
Nevada.
After being promoted to Special Projects Manager of the NCJFCJ, Serena Hulbert requested access to documents related to grants, budgets and expenditures concerning the project she was ...
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