Prosecutor to Probe Access to Democratic Files

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Prosecutor to Probe Access to Democratic Files
Mon Apr 26, 2004 09:29 PM ET



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal prosecutor has been assigned to investigate Republican U.S. Senate staffers' improper accessing of thousands of Democratic computer files, a U.S. Justice Department official said on Monday.
A report by the Senate's top law enforcement officer turned over to the Justice Department in March concluded that 4,670 computer files were improperly accessed from 2001 to 2003, most of them from computer files of Democratic staff.

In a letter to Sen. Patrick Leahy, the panel's ranking Democrat, Assistant Attorney General William Moschella said the matter had been assigned to David Kelley, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.

"We are confident the investigation will be handled in a thorough, fair, impartial, and professional manner, Moschella wrote.

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[mike_c]

1. let's see..., if I hacked into congressional computers...

...the FBI would be zip-tying my wrists pronto. If a repig staffer does it, it's the victim's fault for not locking the door tightly enough....

[dusty64]

2. This will probably

be just another whitewash, especially if the prosecutor was handpicked by asscroft.

[maddezmom]

3. if Leahy is pleased

then maybe it's a good thing. Either way, it's getting some exposure.
Mixed reactions on this thread, too.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x511613

[Moderator]

4. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x511613