Heller v. Elkins

TREVOR N. McFADDEN, U.S.D.J.

Agent Elizabeth Heller is a good investigator, by all accounts. Her investigation of the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Homeland Security put her on the front line of a shameful turf war between that office and her employer, the Agency's Office of Inspector General. During the investigation, Agent Heller committed what was later deemed a minor policy infraction. Although she acted with the knowledge and implicit consent of her superior, she received an oral counseling that resulted in personal distress and may have caused professional harm.

Agent Heller…