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Claim: Idaho treasurer Crane fired worker for exposing ‘waste of public funds’

Idaho State Treasurer Ron Crane, battered in recent years by charges of padding expenses, excessive state-funded travel and mismanagement of state investments, now faces a wrongful-termination claim that alleges a former deputy was fired for trying to stop some of the office’s excesses.

Christopher Priest’s notice of claim, filed Thursday with the Secretary of State’s office, says Priest’s termination from the Investment Division last November violated the state’s whistleblower law.

By Bill Dentzer

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