At least half of Rep. Chris Collins' full-time staff has left since he was indicted
Source: Roll Call
New York Republican will fight the case in court, but some employees not waiting around
Posted Sep 27, 2019 6:39 PM
More than a handful of staffers for Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., have left his office since he was indicted in August of 2018. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
The trial of Rep. Chris Collins is in February, but some of his staffers aren’t waiting on the legal system to run its course.
Half of Collins’ full-time staff have left since he was indicted in August 2018 on fraud charges. Seven of 14 full-time staffers — among them his deputy chief of staff, Michael Kracker, communications director Sarah Minkel, and health policy adviser, Charlotte Pineda — are no longer working in the office, according to payroll records from May 2019, the most recent filing available in the Legislative Resource Center.
For comparison, two of his fellow New York Republicans experienced fewer departures over that time frame. Rep. John Katko lost five full-time employees, one of whom is a shared employee. Nobody in the office of Rep. Tom Reed left during that period.
Collins’ office did not respond to an emailed request for comment. The lawmaker has denied the charges.
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