Spencer Collier Suing Governor Robert Bentley
The former secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is suing Governor Robert Bentley and others for wrongful termination and defamation of character.
Spencer Collier filed a suit today, April 19, against Bentley, his former top adviser Rebekah Mason, and current ALEA Secretary Stan Stabler. The suit includes Bentley’s 501c4 the Alabama Council for Excellent Government and Mason’s firm RCM Communications Inc.
The suit claims Collier he was wrongfully terminated from his position as head of ALEA. Collier also claims he was defamed by Bentley, Mason and Stabler.
Following his sudden termination last month, Collier went public about an alleged affair between Bentley and Mason. He also said the governor asked him to lie to the Attorney General over information regarding the ethics trial of House Speaker Mike Hubbard.
Collier says he was never told he was fired and that he learned of his termination from the social media accounts of local news organizations.
In a statement, Bentley says, “Spencer Collier was fired for cause.” Bentley adds that his office will aggressively defend this lawsuit.
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