So much for an “independent” review…

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Bondi asks Atwater’s office to review attorney firings

TALLAHASSEE– Attorney General Pam Bondi has asked Chief Financial Jeff Atwater to authorize his office’s inspector general to investigate the forced resignations of two foreclosure fraud attorneys from her office after allegations arose that the two women were fired for political reasons.

“My hope is that your inspector general would produce a written, public report of his findings and any appropriate recommendations,” she wrote in a letter to Atwater.

Earlier today, Rep. Darren Soto, D-Orlando, and Sen. Eleanor Sobel, D-Hollywood, asked U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and the U.S. Justice Department to review the situation involving the attorneys.

The story of the two attorneys, Theresa Edwards and June Clarkson, has generated headlines across the state. They were racking up national headlines for their work in foreclosure fraud, recently netting a $2 million settlement related to poor mortgage practices. But in May, the two women were told they could either resign or be fired despite exemplary yearly employee evaluations that praised their work.

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