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The former director of New Orleans' Office of Workforce Development is suing the city over the manner of her termination.
In her federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, Sunae Villavaso claims she was fired last April after reporting payroll fraud and the misuse of federal funds to Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
The lawsuit claims the mayor considered an email from Villavaso addressing some of her concerns to be an effort to implicate Cantrell in the suspected misconduct.
Villavaso claims she was fired in retaliation.
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