A $5 million lawsuit filed by the former chief financial officer Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise says the president mismanaged funds and made disparaging remarks about him and other non-whites.
Carlos Comacho filed the 20-page Circuit Court lawsuit against CNE and president Martina Guilfoil.
The suit says Mr. Comacho was hired as CFO in 2011 to help straighten out problems discovered by an external audit.
He first worked under president David Johnson, then interim Ric Ebersol, and then Ms. Guilfoil.
Mr. Comacho, who is an Hispanic from Bolivia, says Ms. Guilfoil "made offensive, racially insensitive, and insensitive remarks."
It was claimed that she would insult non-white employees and mock his accent.
The suit was filed by attorney Robin Flores.
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