The New York Jets filed a countersuit Tuesday alleging a former vice president participated in an "unlawful conspiracy" to falsely accuse team president Hymie Elhai of sexual harassment "solely for the purpose of destroying his impeccable reputation and career."

Elaine Chen, the former vice president of finance, claims in a lawsuit filed last Thursday that she and her husband, Larry Fitzpatrick, the team's former vice president of ticket sales, were fired as retaliation after the claims were made against Elhai.

The Jets responded with a 67-page suit, obtained by ESPN, that claims Chen knowingly participated in the submission of a fabricated email aimed at damaging Elhai and the Jets.

The email was created by an unidentified former employee who, when confronted by the team, admitted th

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