Thread: 2 GA Officers Accused of Running Background Checks on Obama

2 GA Officers Accused of Running Background Checks on Obama

Two DeKalb County officers, whose names have not been released, are under investigation for running background checks on President Obama.

AP

Thursday, July 30, 2009

DECATUR, Ga. -- The DeKalb County police department is investigating two officers who have been accused of running a criminal background check on President Barack Obama.

County public safety director William Miller said in a prepared statement Wednesday that the officers have been put on leave pending the outcome of the investigation. The officers' names were not released.

Miller said the police department was notified by the U.S. Secret Service that DeKalb County computers were used to run a query on Obama. He did not say what investigators believe was the officers' motive.

Miller said the officers' behavior will "not be tolerated" by the county.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07 ... cks-obama/

Seems to me Background Checks on Obama should have been made before he was a Senator and certainly before he ran for President of the US.

Originally Posted by Shad

Seems to me Background Checks on Obama should have been made before he was a Senator and certainly before he ran for President of the US.

Yep!!!

You are missing the point.

It is illegal for law enforcement personnel to use government computers and data systems unless they are authorized to do so in regards to a case that they are assigned to.

These people were SNOOPING in data that they are not involved with.

How would you like it if a neighbor or relative decide to snoop in your background information, just because they are nosy.

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

You are missing the point.

It is illegal for law enforcement personnel to use government computers and data systems unless they are authorized to do so in regards to a case that they are assigned to.

These people were SNOOPING in data that they are not involved with.

How would you like it if a neighbor or relative decide to snoop in your background information, just because they are nosy.

I agree, JohnDoe2, but this is really too bad. Obama really needs to be investigated by someone. Obama's bosses are protecting him, otherwise, there would have already been one ongoing.

To....JohnDoe2

I understand perfectly that it is illegal for the policemen to do what they did. That was not the point I was trying to make.
The point is, that Obama should have been fully vetted before he ever got as far as running for President and I do not feel that is what happened.

Originally Posted by Shad

To....JohnDoe2

I understand perfectly that it is illegal for the policemen to do what they did. That was not the point I was trying to make.
The point is, that Obama should have been fully vetted before he ever got as far as running for President and I do not feel that is what happened.

Shad,

There was no government vetting of Obama. The DNC certified, under oath, that Obama was eligible for the office of President (see http://www.scribd.com/doc/9656064/DNC-O ... -Cert-2008).

The FBI said they felt the election process was vetting enough, did not do any background investigation on Obama, and just assigned top secret clearance to Obama and Biden.

I think if J.Edgar Hoover was still around we might have had a different answer from the FBI.

Originally Posted by Shad

To....JohnDoe2

I understand perfectly that it is illegal for the policemen to do what they did. That was not the point I was trying to make.
The point is, that Obama should have been fully vetted before he ever got as far as running for President and I do not feel that is what happened.

Ditto.....

Cop to be dismissed in database misuse

WESTMINSTER — Westminster police said they will fire a sergeant accused of using law enforcement databases to stalk his former girlfriends and investigate his romantic rivals.

Police said Thursday that Sgt. Bill Arganda was placed on leave in May after an alleged domestic-violence incident.

Officials said Arganda looked at DMV and law enforcement databases to find information about his former wife, former girlfriends and the new men in their lives, and women he met at his child's school and a gym.
Associated Press

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/ ... ?uniontrib

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Fifth Person Pleads Guilty to Illegally Accessing Confidential Passport Files

WASHINGTON – A fifth individual pleaded guilty today to illegally accessing numerous confidential passport application files, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division announced. Kevin M. Young, 42, of Temple Hills, Md., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay in the District of Columbia to a one-count criminal information charging him with unauthorized computer access. Young is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 9, 2009.

According to court documents, Young has worked full-time for the State Department since February 1987. For the past eight years, Young has been a contact representative for the Passport Special Issuance Agency. In pleading guilty, Young admitted he had access to official State Department computer databases in the regular course of his employment, including the Passport Information Electronic Records System (PIERS), which contains all imaged passport applications dating back to 1994. The imaged passport applications on PIERS contain, among other things, a photograph of the passport applicant as well as certain personal information including the applicant’s full name, date and place of birth, current address, telephone numbers, parent information, spouse’s name and emergency contact information. These confidential files are protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, and access by State Department employees is strictly limited to official government duties.

In pleading guilty, Young admitted that between March 11, 2003, and Dec. 21, 2005, he logged onto the PIERS database and viewed the passport applications of more than 125 celebrities, actors, comedians, professional athletes, musicians, models, a politician and other individuals identified in the press. Young admitted that he had no official government reason to access and view these passport applications, but that his sole purpose in accessing and viewing these passport applications was idle curiosity.

Young is the fifth current or former State Department employee to plead guilty in this continuing investigation. On Sept. 22, 2008, Lawrence C. Yontz, a former Foreign Service Officer and intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty to unlawfully accessing nearly 200 confidential passport files. Yontz was sentenced on Dec. 19, 2008, to 12 months of probation and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service. On Jan. 14, 2009, Dwayne F. Cross, a former administrative assistant and contract specialist, pleaded guilty to unlawfully accessing more than 150 confidential passport files. On March 23, 2009, Cross was sentenced to 12 months of probation and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service. On Jan. 27, 2009, Gerald R. Lueders, a former Foreign Service Officer, watch officer and recruitment coordinator, pleaded guilty to unlawfully accessing more than 50 confidential passport files. Lueders was sentenced on July 8, 2009, to one year of probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. On July 10, 2009, William A. Celey, a file assistant, pleaded guilty to unlawfully accessing more than 75 confidential passport files. Celey is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 23, 2009.

These cases are being prosecuted by Trial Attorney Armando O. Bonilla of the Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section, headed by Section Chief William M. Welch II. The cases are being investigated by the State Department Office of Inspector General.

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