By JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press Writer - Nov. 20, 2008
TOLEDO, Ohio – An agency director improperly used state computers to find personal information on "Joe the Plumber," a government watchdog said in a report released Thursday. There was no legitimate business purpose for the head of Ohio's Department of Job and Family Services to order staff to look up the records, Inspector General Tom Charles said.
The agency director, Helen Jones-Kelley, was placed on leave this month over separate allegations that a state computer or state e-mail account was used to assist in political fundraising for Democrat Barack Obama's campaign.
The inspector general's report concluded that she improperly used state e-mail to engage in political activity.
The inspector general's report concluded that she improperly used state e-mail to engage in political activity.
The findings have been forwarded to the Franklin County prosecutor's office in Columbus. ...See full story here...
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