The final cost for the state in the whistleblower case of former ethics commission chief Stacey Kalberman was $1.15 million dollars, according to a report by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Last month, a jury awarded Kalberman more than $725,000 plus legal fees for wrongful termination. Those legal fees ultimately tallied nearly $425,000. Kalberman alleged she was forced out for too aggressively investigating Gov. Nathan Deal’s 2010 gubernatorial campaign.
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