After Nine Months Of Paid Leave, Former Top Deputy In A.g.'s Office Gets Fired

After nearly nine months of getting paid an estimated $100,000 not to come to work, Kirk Torgensen, the former No. 2 in the Utah attorney general's office, was fired Friday — six days before Christmas. “As of today, Kirk Torgensen is no longer employed with the attorney general's office,” said spokeswoman Missy Larsen, although she declined to comment on the reason ultimately given for his termination. Attorney General Sean Reyes demoted Torgensen and put him on paid administrative leave April 9... <img src="http://mngislctrib.112.2O7.net/b/ss/mngislctrib/1/H.17--NS/0?&pageName=RSS" height="1" width="1" border="0" alt=""/>