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Clerk Charged with Misconduct for Unlawfully Accessing Information on 'Joe the Plumber'
elections.foxnews.com ^ | October 29, 2008 | Cristina Corbin

Posted on 10/29/2008 1:28:53 PM PDT by Publius804

Clerk Charged with Misconduct for Unlawfully Accessing Information on 'Joe the Plumber' A records clerk in Ohio has come under fire for accessing information on "Joe the Plumber" through a statewide database.

Cristina Corbin

FOXNews.com

A records clerk in Ohio has been charged with gross misconduct after she allegedly used a state database to access information on the man famously known as "Joe the Plumber," the Toledo police department confirmed to FOXNews.com.

Julie McConnell, a long-time records clerk with the department's investigative services bureau, allegedly used the database -- called the Law Enforcement Automated Data System or LEADS -- to access information on Joe Wurzelbacher.

Wurzelbacher, a 34-year-old Ohio man looking to buy a plumbing business, rose to political fame after questioning Barack Obama on his "spreading the wealth" remarks during an Oct. 12 rally in Holland, Ohio. He has since become a symbol for John McCain's campaign, which says Obama proposes to raise taxes on small businesses.

McConnell used the LEADS database to confirm Wurzelbacher's address at the request of a local television reporter, Toledo police Chief Mike Navarre told FOXNews.com.

"You can't use that database unless it was for law enforcement purposes," Navarre said.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antichrist; conspiracy; joetheplumber; mccain; obama; waronjoe
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To: Publius804
...at the request of a local television reporter,

..some reporter eh?...there must be thousands of Wurzelbacher's running around Toledo, probably hundreds of Samuels...."I know, I'll ask my police insider to do a trace, that should take days off my search for his address" soooommmmme reporter. I'm not buying the request bit...this was purely political harassment and they should sue!

21 posted on 10/29/2008 1:56:33 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Moconservative
A disciplinary hearing is being scheduled for McConnell. "The level of discipline has not been determined yet,"

Since she purposely violated the law, I suspect this 13 year employee is confident that her union will make sure little comes of it.

22 posted on 10/29/2008 2:02:00 PM PDT by Jacquerie (Detroit - Civilization in reverse.)
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To: Publius804

Uh, how about fired. They fire people for accessing records that are private.


23 posted on 10/29/2008 2:05:21 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: MrB
Not sure that she personally would have to benefit from this.

Then make her prove it!

Depose her, subpoena her bank records, sue her civilly in court.

24 posted on 10/29/2008 2:11:19 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle (If America falls, darkness will cover the face of the earth for a thousand years.)
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To: Publius804
I did a google on ["Julie McConnel" Toledo] and this is what I come up with.

Guilty or NOT guilty?


25 posted on 10/29/2008 2:14:34 PM PDT by Nonperson (Cut off Obama's nut! Prosecute Acorn!)
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To: Nonperson

Make that McConnell.


26 posted on 10/29/2008 2:18:09 PM PDT by Nonperson (Cut off Obama's nut! Prosecute Acorn!)
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To: Publius804

This pos should be in jail. If anyone had looked up info on obama and didn’t have built-in protection, he would be in jail.


27 posted on 10/29/2008 2:19:24 PM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (liberalism = serious mental deficiency)
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To: Moconservative
That's reassuring. Still a supervisor or upper level could access (hundreds of them). But I really appreciate your input knowing there are some controls in place.

I still wonder about other databases; I don't have a whole lot of confidence that it doesn't happen fairly often. Once I had access to some information from multiple banks. It never occurred to me to look up anybody during that time or misuse it in any way.

It's strange, I was laid off and watched while I packed up my stuff and accompanied to the door. Before that, I sometimes worked all night alone by myself, could have done anything but never did or would.

Some time later they paid me a consultant fee to come back in find a bug, and fix a payroll program which I did. Then they offered me a job back, but I decided not to after my current boss advised me if they did it to me once, they would do it again. I think they finally folded or relocated, so it's just as well.

I had a security clearance and access to other sensitive information, it was a huge matter of honor never to divulge it, can't imagine doing it for any sum of money. That's the way a lot of people used to be; they took it that seriously. Anybody who violated the ethical code was treated as you said.

28 posted on 10/29/2008 2:20:14 PM PDT by Aliska
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