"The New York Jets filed a countersuit Tuesday alleging a former vice president participated in an "unlawful conspiracy" to falsely accuse president Hymie Elhai of sexual harassment "solely for the purpose of destroying his impeccable reputation and career." Elaine Chen, the former vice president of finance, claims in a lawsuit filed last Thursday that she and her husband Larry Fitzpatrick, the team's former vice president of ticket sales, were fired as retaliation after the claims were made against Elhai."
"The Jets responded with a 67-page suit, obtained by ESPN, that claims Chen knowingly participated in the submission of a fabricated email aimed at damaging Elhai and the Jets. The email was created by an anonymous former employee who, when confronted by the team, admitted his allegations of harassment against Elhai had no factual basis and that he had worked in concert with Fitzpatrick to send the anonymous email, the Jets said."
The New York Jets filed a 67-page countersuit alleging that former vice president of finance Elaine Chen participated in an unlawful conspiracy to falsely accuse team president Hymie Elhai of sexual harassment solely to destroy his reputation and career. Chen sued claiming she and her husband, former ticket-sales VP Larry Fitzpatrick, were fired in retaliation after the claims against Elhai. The Jets say an anonymous former employee created a fabricated email and later admitted the allegations had no factual basis and that he coordinated with Fitzpatrick. The team opened arbitration asserting defamation, tortious interference, civil conspiracy, and alleges Fitzpatrick deleted thousands of texts to obstruct the probe.
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