US EditionVeteran FBI employee sues bureau after being fired over displaying a pride flag
David Maltinsky, fired after 16 years for displaying a Progress Pride flag at his FBI workstation, alleges retaliation and discrimination under the Trump administration.
- A veteran FBI employee training to become a special agent was fired last month for displaying an LGBTQ+ flag in his workspace.
- The employee, David Maltinsky, had worked at the FBI for 16 years and was nearly finished with his special agent training when he was dismissed.
- Maltinsky is seeking reinstatement and an order declaring that the defendants violated his First and Fifth Amendment rights.
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FBI worker claims he was wrongfully terminated for flying Pride flag
A man who worked at the FBI has said he was wrongfully terminated for flying a Pride flag. David Maltinsky, a 16-year veteran at the FBI, has said he is “disappointed” in the bureau after his termination. According to Maltinsky, who had served as an intelligence specialist with the bureau for 16 years, his wrongful termination on 1 October was “unconstitutional and politically motivated”. ‘There was fear after the administration came in’ In an i…
A veteran FBI employee trained to become a special agent was fired last month for displaying a LGBTQ+ flag at his workplace, which had previously flown outside a field office, according to a lawsuit filed in a federal court. David Maltinsky had worked in the FBI for 16 years and was about to finish his training as a special agent in Quantico, Virginia, when he was called to a meeting last month with FBI officials, he was given a letter from dire…
Veteran FBI employee sues bureau after being fired over displaying a pride flag
WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran FBI employee training to become a special agent was fired last month for displaying at his workspace an LGBTQ+ flag, which had previously flown outside a field office, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. David Maltinsky had worked at the FBI for 16 years and was nearly finished with special agent training in Quantico, Virginia, when he was called into a meeting last month with FBI officials, given a letter …
Pride flag display led to firing of longtime FBI employee, lawsuit says
A longtime FBI employee alleges in a federal lawsuit that he was fired for displaying a pride flag in his workspace. David Maltinsky, a 16-year veteran of the bureau, says he received a termination letter from FBI Director Kash Patel while training to become a special agent. The letter cited Maltinsky's "poor judgment" regarding an "inappropriate display of political signage," according to The Washington Post. Maltinsky was three weeks from grad…
In his complaint filed in Washington on Wednesday, November 19, David Maltinsky denounces a violation of his right to freedom of expression and calls for his reinstatement into the Federal Intelligence Service.
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