"State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg then fired her in September of 2024, accusing her of "gross misconduct," making race-based remarks, and bullying. However, Goldberg's decision to remove O'Brien was made of "a house of cards," Suffolk Superior Court Judge Robert Gordon wrote in a decision issued last week. Goldberg, through Attorney General Andrea Campbell, is now appealing that ruling, according to court documents. A judge agreed to stay the judgement, which included returning O'Brien to her position and all due back pay and benefits,"
"O'Brien was planning to return to her role as chair of the embattled CCC on Friday, a spokesperson for O'Brien told Boston.com, but "the Treasurer continues to waste taxpayer dollars by filing an unreasonable appeal to the Massachusetts Appeals Court." "Treasurer Goldberg would be wise to heed Judge Gordon's decision, stop the smearing of Shannon O'Brien's character and let her do the job Goldberg appointed her to in September of 2022," the spokesperson said in a statement."
Shannon O'Brien was appointed chair of the Cannabis Control Commission in 2022 and was suspended a year later. State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg fired O'Brien in September 2024, accusing her of gross misconduct, making race-based remarks, and bullying. Suffolk Superior Court Judge Robert Gordon ruled that Goldberg's removal decision was "a house of cards" and ordered O'Brien returned with back pay and benefits, with her term set to expire Aug. 31, 2027. The state, through Attorney General Andrea Campbell, appealed the ruling and a judge stayed the reinstatement order for about a week while the appeal proceeds. O'Brien's team has a set deadline to respond, and the treasurer's office paid over $970,000 in legal fees to Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
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