Did Ted Strickland or someone from his administration authorize the unlawful use of government resources to investigate a private citizen?
From The Columbus Dispatch:
State and local officials are investigating whether state and law-enforcement computer systems
were used illegally to obtain personal information about "Joe the Plumber."
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Public records requested by The Dispatch disclose that information on Wurzelbacher's driver's license or his sport-utility vehicle was pulled from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles database three times shortly after the debate.
Public records requested by The Dispatch disclose that information on Wurzelbacher's driver's license or his sport-utility vehicle was pulled from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles database three times shortly after the debate.
Information on Wurzelbacher was accessed through accounts assigned to the office of Ohio Attorney General Nancy H. Rogers, the Cuyahoga County Child Support Enforcement Agency and the Toledo Police Department.
Attorney General candidate Mike Crites issued the following statement in response to this scandal:
“Public resources should never be used for partisan political activity by any office. As details of this potential illegal use of public law enforcement computer systems continue to unfold, I encourage Attorney General Nancy Rogers, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, and other public agencies involved to get to the bottom of the situation quickly, and to take appropriate disciplinary action against any offenders.”
