The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated around 70 probationary employees, including several enforcement division attorneys who were still in their probationary periods.
The enforcement attorneys, many of whom were working on cases that were active before acting Director Russell Vought effectively shut down the agency, were notified of their termination Tuesday night, according to a letter obtained by Bloomberg Law.
“Unfortunately, the Agency finds that that you are not fit for continued employment because your ability, knowledge and skills do not fit the Agency’s current needs,” the letter, from Adam Martinez, the agency’s acting chief human capital officer, said.
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