The whistle-blower whose allegations form the basis for a Department of Justice
lawsuit against the Gallup polling company made bizarre requests at
work, made coworkers nervous and said he was a “devout Marxist,” a
senior Gallup official told The Daily Caller.
In mid-August, the DOJ announced it was joining a lawsuit former Gallup staffer Michael Lindley filed in 2009. Lindley alleges that Gallup filed false claims with the federal government on its contracts with the Department of State, the U.S. Mint and other federal agencies.
According to the Gallup official, Lindley worked at the polling firm from Feb. 25, 2008 until July 24, 2009. Before working at Gallup, Lindley was a field organizer in Council Bluffs, Iowa, for then-Sen. Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.
In his now-DOJ-backed lawsuit, Lindley says his “performance record” while working at Gallup “was exemplary.” Lindley also says his performance at Gallup was “outstanding” and that he was “awarded the maximum pay raise of the employees who were in his ‘entering class.’”
A senior Gallup official told TheDC that Lindley’s claim of being a stellar employee couldn’t be further from the truth.
“Co-workers stopped talking to him because they feared he was recording their conversations,” the official added.
At one point, the Gallup official said, Lindley “made a two million dollar calculation error on a costing spreadsheet.” Lindley also wanted to “work remotely from Brazil” but was “told no.”
In mid-August, the DOJ announced it was joining a lawsuit former Gallup staffer Michael Lindley filed in 2009. Lindley alleges that Gallup filed false claims with the federal government on its contracts with the Department of State, the U.S. Mint and other federal agencies.
According to the Gallup official, Lindley worked at the polling firm from Feb. 25, 2008 until July 24, 2009. Before working at Gallup, Lindley was a field organizer in Council Bluffs, Iowa, for then-Sen. Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.
In his now-DOJ-backed lawsuit, Lindley says his “performance record” while working at Gallup “was exemplary.” Lindley also says his performance at Gallup was “outstanding” and that he was “awarded the maximum pay raise of the employees who were in his ‘entering class.’”
A senior Gallup official told TheDC that Lindley’s claim of being a stellar employee couldn’t be further from the truth.
“Co-workers stopped talking to him because they feared he was recording their conversations,” the official added.
At one point, the Gallup official said, Lindley “made a two million dollar calculation error on a costing spreadsheet.” Lindley also wanted to “work remotely from Brazil” but was “told no.”
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