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Obama donor used government computers to dig up dirt on ‘Joe the Plumber’
More change you can believe in…
Turns out, Helen Kelly Jones, the Ohio official that used state law enforcement computers to run a child-support search on Joe Wurzelbacher, AKA ‘Joe the Plumber’, is a maximum $2,300 contributor to the Obama campaign.
Ohio’s inspector general is investigating why a state agency director approved checking the state child-support computer system for information on “Joe the Plumber.”
Helen Jones-Kelly, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, confirmed today that she OK’d the check on Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher following the Oct. 15 presidential debate.
She said there were no political reasons for the check on the sudden presidential campaign fixture though the Support Enforcement Tracking System.
Amid questions from the media and others about “Joe the Plumber,” Jones-Kelley said she approved a check to determine if he was current on any ordered child-support payments.
Such information was not and cannot be publicly shared, she said.
UPDATE: Toledo police clerk charged…
Toledo Police have confirmed that a TPD records clerk is accused of performing an illegal search of information related to ‘Joe the Plumber.’
Julie McConnell, has been charged with Gross Misconduct for allegedly making an improper inquiry into a state database in search of information pertaining to Samuel Wurzelbacher on Oct. 16.
Wurzelbacher came under the spotlight after being spoken about during the final presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain.
The inquiry into Wurzelbacher’s record is a violation of department and state policy governing the use of the Law Enforcement Automated Data System. The clerk is under fire for making the inquiry for a non-law enforcement purpose.
McConnell was hired by the Toledo Police Department in April 1995 and assigned to the Investigative Services Bureau.
UPDATE: Wurzelbacher may sue…
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kaneda26 said:
Oct 28, 08 at 9:22 am“More change you can believe in…”
Not that I endorse Obama, but this is misleading. This is only a reflection of Obama supporters, not Obama himself. This is the trash that has polarized our once great nation.
Obama Donor Used Government Computers To Dig Up Dirt On Joe The Plumber « The Urban Grind said:
Oct 28, 08 at 7:49 pm[...] we have an Obama supporter named Helen Jones-Kelly, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, who admits to using government [...]
Amanda said:
Oct 28, 08 at 11:06 pmThis incident does not directly speak of Obama as an individual, but it definitely points fingers at the crowd that he relates to & the majority of people that follow him and his “changes” !!!!
GO MCCAIN!
A TRUE American Hero that believes in and fights for the One Nation Under God !
JTK said:
Nov 05, 08 at 8:07 pmApparently it is a standard practice to check out those citizens who get sudden media attention. Since she says the information was not and cannot be shared, where is the controversy? If she checks lottery winners for getting media attention, then she can check joe the plumber.
Jamoke of the Day Award: Helen Jones-Kelly « the morning commons said:
Nov 08, 08 at 6:55 am[...] who became Barack Obama’s personal goon-squad in digging up dirt on Joe the Plumber! More here. So in addition to maxing out her personal contribution (which is fine by me), she had to go ahead [...]