A federal jury has awarded a $2 million verdict to George Thorsen, a former Nassau County probation officer who claimed that former County Executive Thomas Gulotta had recommended he be "appointed" as the new director of probation in February 2000, then reneged on backing Mr. Thorsen for the job because Mr. Thorsen supported a "different faction of the Republican Party."
November 12, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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A federal jury has awarded a $2 million verdict to a former Nassau County probation officer who claimed his political affiliation cost him the department’s top job.
George Thorsen, a 30-year veteran of the department, claimed that former County Executive Thomas Gulotta had recommended that he be “appointed” as the new director of probation in February 2000.
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