Secret Federal Data Allegedly Used in Attack Ad

[Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>]

(not exactly a breach, more likely an abuse -- if relevant, send along,
otherwise divert to /null........rf)

Secret Federal Data Allegedly Used in Attack Ad
> From the Associated Press

October 19, 2006

DENVER ‹ Information in an attack ad run by Rep. Bob Beauprez against his
Democratic opponent for governor was obtained from a federal database
available only for law enforcement, Colorado authorities said Wednesday.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation launched a criminal investigation into
the ad after candidate Bill Ritter's campaign raised the possibility that
the database was illegally accessed because the information could not be
verified through public records.

Bureau Director Robert Cantwell said the information came from the National
Crime Information Center, a federal database available only to law
enforcement officials.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-adflap19oct19,1,6736697
.story?coll=la-headlines-nation


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