"In her lawsuit, Chen said an anonymous email was sent to several team employees accusing Elhai of sending inappropriate text messages to female employees, as well as other incidents of misconduct. Chen said in her lawsuit that the Jets, during their internal investigation, targeted people in the organization who "supported the allegations against Elhai and/or the belief that Mr. Elhai's sexual conduct warranted an actual investigation and/or disciplinary action.""
"According to the Athletic, the Jets said Chen participated in a "fabricated email" and the text messages and interactions attributed to Elhai were "grossly over-exaggerated and positioned for the sole purpose of the fabricated narrative. The Jets also said in the statement to the Athletic that the former employee responsible for the original email acknowledged during the team's investigation that the allegations against Elhai were false and they "worked w"
Elaine Chen, former New York Jets vice president of finance, filed a lawsuit claiming she and her husband, former vice president of ticket sales Larry Fitzpatrick, were terminated in retaliation after allegations surfaced accusing team president Hymie Elhai of inappropriate conduct. Chen alleges an anonymous email accused Elhai of sending inappropriate texts and other misconduct, and that the organization targeted employees who supported the allegations or sought an investigation. Chen says Fitzpatrick was interrogated and fired after confirming the claims. The Jets say the accusations were investigated and deemed baseless and plan to countersue for defamation and libel.
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