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posted by CoolHand on Friday May 27 2016, @07:58PM   Printer-friendly
from the big-brother-gets-a-spanking dept.

Forty-one Secret Service employees are being disciplined for improperly accessing data about a Congressman who was investigating the multitude of scandals involving the Secret Service:

Forty-one employees of the Secret Service have been disciplined for improperly accessing data about Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the secretary of Homeland Security said Thursday. Secretary Jeh Johnson says the employee responsible for leaking that private information to the press has already resigned from the Secret Service.

[...] Johnson now says Chaffetz's files were accessed approximately 60 times, and that most of those occasions violated privacy laws. After investigating 57 Secret Service employees, 41 people will be disciplined — with punishments ranging from a letter of reprimand (for one employee) to suspensions without pay for up to 45 days.

Also at Reuters.

Previously: US Secret Service Violated Privacy Policy to Embarrass Congressman


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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Friday May 27 2016, @09:18PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Friday May 27 2016, @09:18PM (#351774) Journal

    they only get a letter of reprimand, up to 45 days suspension, or a forced resignation, when any of the rest of us would be brought up on criminal charges for an equivalent breach of privacy law(HIPPA, local government, etc)?

    That's not an equivalent breach. Accessing employment applications probably are not criminal in the first place. And HIPAA is a much more serious violation both legally and in reality. I don't see a private business meting out worse punishment for the behavior.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 28 2016, @01:40AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 28 2016, @01:40AM (#351842)

    I don't see a private business meting out worse punishment for the behavior.

    You would hope the the Secret Service would be held to a higher standard.

  • (Score: 2) by HiThere on Saturday May 28 2016, @04:17PM

    by HiThere (866) Subscriber Badge on Saturday May 28 2016, @04:17PM (#351998) Journal

    According to the summary these people violated the privacy laws, not just policy. The GP is spot on.

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