Of course, her real sin was that rather than be a good girl and neuter her life's work to fit better into the clique, she rightfully defended her work, backed it up with receipts, and bailed out for better quarters, giving the whole game away.
Hence, the ongoing and continuing smear campaign claiming that they only wanted to "correct" her and she's the ahole for being too "stubborn" and uppity to accept "constructive criticism". That, and the "doxxing" of the entire crew of plotters.