Celebrity-snooping ex-UCLA Medical Center staffer is indicted

[Celebration]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ucla30apr30,0,4222979.story

Lawanda Jackson, who has since resigned after admitting to peeking at the hospital records of stars, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of obtaining identifiable health data for profit.

A former administrative specialist at UCLA Medical Center has been indicted by a federal grand jury for snooping in the medical records of celebrity patients at UCLA Medical Center and selling information to a national media outlet, according to documents unsealed today.

Lawanda Jackson, 49, was indicted April 9 on a charge of obtaining individually identifiable health information for commercial advantage. Representatives for actress Farrah Fawcett allege that Jackson leaked personal information about her battle with cancer to the National Enquirer.

According to the indictment, Jackson had an agreement with the media outlet to obtain information on celebrity patients in exchange for money. She received at least $4,600 in the form of checks from the outlet, payable to her husband. The agreement lasted from around 2006 until at least May 21, 2007, according to the indictment.

[Clear Blue Sky]

1. Good.

Disgraceful what she is doing, snooping on patients' private info, whether they are celebrities or not.

Now if only the same standards could be applied to our government...