Ex-Town Official Files Lawsuit Against Dedham

DEDHAM, MA - Former Assistant Finance Director William Ralph has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the town.

In the suit, Ralph claims that his now-deceased supervisor Mariellen Murphy and the previous town manager “routinely allowed the alteration of Dedham’s accounting records when they did not reconcile to hide the imbalance," according to the Boston Globe. Ralph alleges that the town could not account for $400,000.

Ralph claims that Murphy spread false rumors about him, blamed him for her mistakes, and prevented him from getting a promotion or new job.

Murphy worked for the town from 2010 through June 2015. He was fired after his position was eliminated.

The town has not responded to the lawsuit as of May 31.