Diner sues Pa. Health boss over egg sandwich brou-ha-ha
February 2, 2012
HARRISBURG - The owner of a popular diner near the Capitol is suing state Health Secretary Eli Avila, claiming that the secretary tried to block him from receiving a lucrative state contract in retaliation for a dispute over an egg sandwich.
Richard Hanna, owner of Roxy's Café, said Avila attempted to block him from being awarded the contract to run the cafeteria - this shortly after he and Avila had an argument one morning over the freshness of the eggs in a sandwich that Hanna had served him.
In the suit, Hanna says he believes Avila "abused his power as a public official in a personal vendetta based upon personal animus."
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