The embattled head of the New Jersey agency created to investigate waste, fraud and government abuse resigned after just days on the job following an Asbury Park Press report detailing her dual residency and second full-time, out-of-state job.
New Jersey State Commission of Investigation CEO Tiffany Williams Brewer, 51, submitted her resignation Friday morning, five days after the commission announced her appointment to lead the watchdog agency.
“While I remain dedicated to public service, the recent events, including the revelation of employee-driven mischaracterizations of my actions to the media, have created a toxic climate that dissuades me from continuing in this role,” Williams Brewer said. “I am disappointed that this environment, which undermines the integrity of the SCI, has necessitated my resignation.”
Williams Brewer was named to the new post on Monday after working as the SCI’s interim executive director for six months after the death of the commission’s former director, Chadd Lackey, who was killed in a car accident.
On Thursday, the Asbury Park Press reported that Williams Brewer purchased a 2,400-square-foot house in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and declared it her principal residence, according to property records from Prince George’s County. She also signed an owner occupancy affidavit stating she would live there for seven of the next 12 months.
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