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Inspector general: Joe The Plumber’s records improperly plundered
Michelle Malkin —
null The Ohio inspector general has finally concludes the obvious. The question now is: Whose heads will roll? Who will be prosecuted? When will the governor apologize for whitewashing this civil liberties scandal? The report : A state agency director had no legitimate reasons to check state computer systems for confidential information on “Joe the Plumber,” according to a report released this afternoon by Ohio’s inspector general. Helen Jones-Kelley, the suspended director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, “had no legitimate agency function or purpose to ...
Inspector general rules: Ohio agencies snooped improperly on Joe the Plumber
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... A likely outcome . Realistically, there were only two possible motives: Simple curiosity about a new local celebrity or a political hit. And given how ...
Ohio Inspector General Rules That Snooping On Joe The Plumber Was Done Illegally
Say Anything —
No charges filed yet, but you’ve got to think that there are some in the works.
Helen Jones-Kelley, the suspended director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, “had no legitimate agency function or purpose to support her decision” to check on the newly minted political figure, the report states…
The report reached no conclusion on whether Jones-Kelley’s approval of the checks were politically motivated.
“However, the circumstances surrounding the unauthorized searches are ...
I’M SHOCKED, SHOCKED: Inspector general says Joe the Plumber’s files searched improperly. “A state…
Instapundit —
... I’M SHOCKED, SHOCKED: Inspector general says Joe the Plumber’s files searched improperly. “A state agency director authorized improper checks of state computer systems for confidential information on ‘Joe the Plumber,’ according to a report released this afternoon by Ohio’s inspector general. Nearly four hours after the release of the report, Gov. Ted Strickland announced he had placed Helen Jones-Kelley, the suspended director of the Department of Job and Family Services, on unpaid leave for one month. Republican leaders used the ...
Obama's Phone Records Breached By Verizon Employees
Gateway Pundit —
... In other breached record news... Helen Jones-Kelley, director of the Department of Job and Family Services, will be placed on unpaid leave for one month for illegally for OK'ing improper computer checks for confidential information on "Joe the Plumber and using state e-mails to fundraise for Barack Obama. ...
Verizon Employees Spied on Obama Records: Hey, Now He Knows How Joe the Plumber Feels
JammieWearingFool —
... revealed yesterday. An Obama aide said his voice-mail messages and e-mails were not breached in the incident. "We were notified yesterday that employees had accessed the records of an old cellphone no longer in use," the aide said. "No voice or e-mails were listened to or read." The company said the device in question was a simple voice phone, not a BlackBerry or other unit designed for e-mail or other data services. See, if you're Joe the Plumber, every facet of your life was spied on , yet nothing will happen. Oh wait, check that. Someone gets suspended for a month. ...
Loose Ends: Joe the Plumber's Records-Searcher Punished
Political Punch —
... Loose Ends: Joe the Plumber's Records-Searcher Punished November 21, 2008 9:09 AM The Columbus Dispatch reports that "Helen Jones-Kelley, director of the Department of Job and Family Services, will be placed on unpaid leave for one month in response to an inspector general's investigation. The investigation found Jones-Kelley had no legitimate reasons to check on Toledo-area resident Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, who was popularized as 'Joe the Plumber' by Republican presidential candidate John McCain. It also confirmed she improperly used her state e-mail account to raise ...
You Don't Say: Joe the Plumbers Records Searched Improperly
A Blog For All —
Well, this should surprise absolutely no one, even the most partisan Obama supporters. What the Ohio politicians did to Joe Wurzelbacher, aka Joe the Plumber, was nothing short of criminal . Even Governor Ted Strickland, a Democrat, has been forced to take action in the matter, suspending Helen Jones-Kelley for her running searches on Joe and claiming that they were part of some official government policy, although what she did is not only a firing offense, but criminal: Strickland announced today that Helen Jones-Kelley, director of the Department of Job and Family Services, ...
If a Republican did this, MSM would demand he be fired
GayPatriot —
... Well, now, as more information comes out about the extent to which Ohio officials investigated Joe the Plumber because he dared asked a tough question of then-Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, at least the Columbus Dispatch is taking notice. An inspector general’s investigation found that Helen Jones-Kelley, director of the Department of Job and Family Services ...
Post-Vacation Catch-up Links
Stones Cry Out —
... * Tying up some loose ends, the state agency director that pried into Joe "the plumber" Wurzelbacher’s confidential information will be punished, if by "punished" you mean "one month unpaid leave". I think that qualifies more for "lightly tapped on the wrist". ...
