The Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting that Rachel Paulose's office is being investigated due to the amounts of internal turmoil.
The internal upheaval that roiled the upper ranks of the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota last spring has prompted an investigation by an independent federal agency that looks into whistleblower and discrimination complaints involving federal employees.
It was broken by kossack The Big E.
Now, I just want to say off the bat that while improper influence has been strongly suspected in Rachel Paulose's appointment to the Minneapolis office, nothing has been confirmed.
So, what has she done to draw such attention to herself?
Citing unnamed sources, Black said the matter grows out of allegations that U.S. Attorney Rachel Paulose mishandled some classified documents by failing to secure them properly in her office, and that she demoted First Assistant U.S. Attorney John Marti after he discussed the alleged security breach with her, then reported it up the chain of command.
Paulose also is alleged to have retaliated against some staff members for perceived disloyalty, and to have downgraded some job reviews for reasons other than performance, Black wrote.
You may recall that all of her senior staff voluntarily demoted themselves to show their disapproval with her methods and actions.
This appears to be part of that cause, given the timeline. Eric Black reports that she's been under investigation since June, roughly 2 months after the demotions.
Chalk this one up with the ever-growing list of Republicans under federal investigation.
Update [2007-9-19 0:27:2 by guyermo]:
Forgot to put the link to the Star Tribune article. That's been fixed.