Director goes on leave amid probe of Ohio plumber

[struggle4progress]

Source: Associated Press

By JULIE CARR SMYTH – 7 hours ago

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — ... Helen Jones-Kelley, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, had been questioned over records checks made on a man who became known as "Joe the Plumber" during the presidential campaign, but a spokesman for Gov. Ted Strickland said that was not the reason she was put on paid administrative leave.

Strickland said in a statement that Jones-Kelley was placed on paid administrative leave because of the possibility a state computer or state e-mail account was used to assist in political fundraising. The Democrat provided no details on the political fundraising in question. He said Cabinet Secretary Jan Allen has been asked to serve as acting director of the agency ...

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[Ian David]

1. Joe The Welfare King continues to leave destruction in his wake. n/t

[husky92]

4. No More Joe da Plumber...p-l-e-a-s-e!

Now that Joe the Plumbers hopes for a cabinet position were dashed with McCain's defeat, can we finally put all the references to this knucklehead to bed....FOR GOOD!

[pampango]

2. Good on Strickland for maintaining ethical standards. n/t

[WCGreen]

7. Yep, there is no call for allowing this at all..

She also used state computers to communicate frundraising potentials to the Obama Campaign...

She should be fired...

[hack89]

3. Good nt

[mackerel]

5. As Bill Maher said "the rooter of evil"

[medeak]

6. Faux news had a field day with this yesterday n/t

[Tarheel_Dem]

8. Well, I hope the Justice Dept. will move just as quickly to find out who

leaked the immigration status of President Elect Obama's aunt. Probably won't happen, but someone should be held to account for that as well.