02-02-2018, 02:45 AM
Quote:A former photographer for the Department of Energy said he was illegally fired for leaking photographs of Energy Secretary Rick Perry meeting with a coal mogul. Simon Edelman filed a whistleblower complaint earlier this month with the Energy Department’s Office of Inspector General, saying leaking the photos was protected by the First Amendment. “In retaliation for exercising his First Amendment rights, Mr. Edelman was placed on administrative leave, had thousands of dollars of personal possessions unlawfully seized … and was unlawfully terminated from his job effective December 27, 2017,” John Tye, an attorney for Whistleblower Aid who is representing Edelman, wrote in the complaint.Former Energy employee says he was fired for leaking photos of Perry with coal mogul | TheHill