Former Pierce County Prosecutor awarded $2 million

Former Pierce County Deputy Prosecutor Doug Vanscoy has been awarded $2 million in a wrongful termination case.

“This was an important verdict,” Jack Connelly, Vanscoy’s attorney, told MyNorthwest. “This was a tragically terrible way to treat a 35-year lead prosecutor who was following his oath to report criminal misconduct. Doug Vanscoy was fired for doing his job well.”

According to a press release sent by Connelly, Vanscoy discovered that the County Executive’s Office allegedly had engaged in misconduct in 2018, including entering a document with a false notation in the County Workday system and contracting with an out-of-state law firm without getting bids, as required by law.

The suit

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