fˈɛlps kwˈɪt hɪz dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən,sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd pˈoʊst ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən ɪnðə mˈɪdst əvən ʌnfˈoʊldɪŋ skˈændəl ɪnvˈɑːlvɪŋ sˈɪmɪlɚɹ ˌælɪɡˈeɪʃənz ɐɡˈɛnst wˈʌn ʌv hɪz dˈɛpjuːɾiz æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒənsi, dˈæni klˈeɪtən.
Phelps quit his $127,700 post in 2011 in the midst of an unfolding scandal involving similar allegations against one of his deputies at the agency, Danny Clayton.