But complaints fell on deaf ears, ex-employee says. Michelle Cawthra, the state tax department supervisor accused of stealing $10 million of public funds, was abusive and demeaning to subordinates for years, according to a worker who quit over what he called her "dysfunctional management." But despite employees' repeated complaints to top management, Cawthra seemed untouchable, James McClarnon said. "The management of Michelle Cawthra and (her boss) Janet Swaney has made Income Tax Accounting into the most dysfunctional section I have ever worked in," McClarnon, 49, wrote in an exit interview. McClarnon, a tax supervisor who reported to Cawthra, quit March...
