Chafee staffer admits sending e-mail (Chafee denies knowing) [View All]

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As I posted yesterday, some nastygrams had been traced back to cHafee's office.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=176&topic_id=592&mesg_id=592

Well the staffer has quit

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061102/ap_on_el_se/rhode_island_senate

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A staffer for Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee (news, bio, voting record) was suspended without pay Wednesday for distributing e-mails criticizing Chafee's Democratic challenger using a Senate computer, a violation of Senate rules.

Lammis Vargas, 25, an assistant in Chafee's office in Providence, was suspended after admitting she sent at least four e-mails critical of Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse.

"My campaign had no knowledge of this action," Chafee said in a statement. "I will not tolerate use of government equipment for improper purposes."

The e-mails did not break any laws but clearly violated rules prohibiting Senate equipment from being used for political purposes, Chafee spokesman Stephen Hourahan said. He said Chafee authorized the suspension.