Alan S. Plofsky
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Alan S. Plofsky Plofsky
A state investigation into the firing of Alan S. Plofsky, the onetime executive director of the State Ethics Commission and a critic of former Governor. Mr. Plofsky, a 24-year veteran of the commission, was fired after he was accused by a whistle-blower of working less than his required hours and by colleagues of ordering a subordinate to lie in response to a federal subpoena. The board concluded the accusations were without merit and said Mr. Plofsky's rights were denied when the ethics commission held an illegal closed-door meeting to discuss the complaints against him. The Review Board said that Mr. Plofsky must be rehired to a comparable position and salary of about $120,000 per year, and must be compensated for 18 months of lost salary totaling about $180,000.