Former FBI supervisor from West Chester makes multiple claims against male agents in lawsuit

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The lawsuit states Boughton had no performance issues and received an “outstanding” evaluation in October 2015.

But that changed in November 2015, when Boughton disclosed to her boss, Supervisory Special Agent Herbert Stapleton, “how difficult it was to have male reports who were not accustomed to have a female supervisor …” according to the lawsuit.

At the time, “(Boughton) also disclosed to SSA Stapleton that some of the male employees on her team … were sleeping on duty, not securing covert materials, making false claims about work they had done, misusing cars, driving bureau cars while under the influence of alcohol and refusing to follow job duties,” the lawsuit claims.

Over the next several months, Boughton continued to have numerous issues with an employee, including instances that she perceived as “threatening and insubordinate,” according to the lawsuit.

In her role as team leader, Boughton said she asked for an assistant to help with billing and covert administrative duties, but the request was denied, according to the lawsuit.

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On May 11, 2015, Boughton was “abruptly” moved from her position and reassigned to special projects. Two months later, a male was appointed to her former job and was granted the request for an administrative assistant.

Boughton was reassigned again to a different squad in September 2015.

“This was just days after she had asked to attend a critical incident response conference and career enhancement training and was denied both requests,” the lawsuit stated.

Boughton was recommended for dismissal on Feb. 2, 2016. On the same day she was suspended, her clearance was revoked, and she was escorted out of the office, the lawsuit stated.

Boughton filed the suit against U.S. Attorney General William Barr. She is requesting compensatory and punitive damages as well as attorney fees.

A response has not been filed by the defendant.