A JURY HAS AWARDED A FORMER LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY OFFICIAL 735-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS JOHN J. TAPIA FILED A BREACH OF CONTRACT SUIT AGAINST THE LAB’S FORMER MANAGEMENT COMPANY IN 2016 AFTER HE WAS PUSHED OUT OF HIS JOB. LANL OFFICIALS SAY TAPIA HAD USED HIS LAB COMPUTER TO DO WORK FOR A LOCAL ELECTRIC CO-OP BOARD.
TAPIA’S ATTORNEY ARGUED THAT LAB OFFICIALS WERE AFRAID THAT THE LANL MANAGEMENT COMPANY’S CHANCES OF RETAINING A FEDERAL CONTRACT WOULD BE HURT BY FRAUD ALLEGATIONS.
