Diebold speaks out????? No Criminal record they say

[AnIndependentTexan]

Is this real?

http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/printer_16087.shtml

From YubaNet.com

Op-Ed
Diebold response to Baneth piece
Author: Mike Jacobsen, Diebold, Incorporated
Published on Dec 10, 2004, 07:20



Regarding Robin Baneth's 12/9 op-ed Diebold sent the following statement:

For your information, the chief IT programmer at Diebold Election Systems does NOT have a criminal record in check fraud using computers, as Robin Baneth asserts in yesterday's column. Diebold doesn't employ any convicted felons as developers. The person I believe you're referring to, Jeffrey Dean, was never officially employed by Diebold Election Systems. He was VP of development for Global Election Systems, the company Diebold acquired in January 2002. He was relieved of his duties only a few weeks after the acquisition. We would appreciate a clarification in your publication.

Also, FYI, Diebold had systems in only 2 counties in Ohio on election day -- Lucas (which went to Sen. Kerry by a wide margin) and Hardin (a very small jurisdiction in NW Ohio). Both used paper-based optical scan systems. Elsewhere in the country, our touchscreen systems were used predominantly, and with positive feedback from both voters and election officials, in Georgia, Maryland, California (Alameda County), Texas and Kansas. None of which were swing states.

Mike Jacobsen
Diebold, Incorporated
Director, Global Communications
www.diebold.com

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[texpatriot2004]

1. Is it me, or are alot them on the defense? Yang, Diebod, ?

Love this part,

"Diebold doesn't employ any convicted felons as developers."

[otohara]

3. Re: Quote You Posted

they just support felon's, ie murderer in chief

[Straight Shooter]

6. "doesn't employ any convicted felons as developers"

IOW, we employ them in other capacities.

[IAMREALITY]

8. ""doesn't employ any convicted felons as developers""

"Instead we employ them ONLY as Election Day Technicians. Please make this clarification in your column immediately. We at Diebold appreciate if you get your facts straight."

[punpirate]

2. They don't say that after GES was bought...

... by Diebold, Jeffrey Dean went to work for one of their contractors....

[Quakerfriend]

4. Any moment now

we ought to be hearing from Mr. Feeney!

[stella2cat]

5. notice he's quick to point out that they were only used

in 2 counties!!

[Pithy Cherub]

7. Oh the irony!!!!!

Diebold wants clarification. Bwahahahaha! :nopity:

[TexasChick]

9. There's always a first time for everything, even exposing fraud. Even

if you don't have a criminal can sometimes mean you haven't gotten caught yet!!! What a lame-o!!!

[sepia_steel]

10. I was under the impression

That California filed suit agains Diebold after they failed to certify their machines properly, keeping those machines out of California. I'm not sure whether this meant ALL Diebold models, or just a particular one.