Alabama governor sued in latest fallout from scandal

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley’s former law enforcement secretary is now suing his former boss, claiming he was wrongly fired.

Spencer Collier, who the day after his firing accused Bentley of having an affair with an adviser, filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Montgomery.

The defendants named in the lawsuit include the governor and the former adviser, Rebekah Mason.

Collier says he was wrongfully dismissed and that Bentley made misleading statements to the media to try to discredit him. Bentley says Collier was fired after an internal review found a misuse of funds at the state law enforcement agency.

The lawsuit is the latest salvo in the back-and-forth accusations between Bentley and Collier.