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May 5, 2007

Jury Awards $7.6 Million to Education Whistle-Blower

SACRAMENTO - A former state education worker has won a $7.6 million jury award for injuries suffered when his bosses retaliated against him for blowing the whistle on their misuse of $11 million in federal funds.

By Linda Rapattoni
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SACRAMENTO - A former state education worker has won a $7.6 million jury award for injuries suffered when his bosses retaliated against him for blowing the whistle on their misuse of $11 million in federal funds.
      Gaspar R. Garcia II, a Sacramento lawyer, said his client, James Lindberg, was left permanently disabled in a wheelchair after suff...

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