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Ohio's inspector general has finally admitted the obvious (Hat tip: Michelle Malkin):

A state agency director had no legitimate reasons to check state computer systems for confidential information on “Joe the Plumber,” according to a report released this afternoon by Ohio’s inspector general.

Helen Jones-Kelley, the suspended director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, “had no legitimate agency function or purpose to support her decision” to check on the newly minted political figure, the report states.

The investigation by the office of Inspector General Thomas P. Charles found that the reasons that Jones-Kelley offered for the checks “were not credible and they included contradictions, ambiguity, and inconsistencies.”

The report reached no conclusion on whether Jones-Kelley’s approval of the checks were politically motivated.

“However, the circumstances surrounding the unauthorized searches are exacerbated in light of the director’s sending and receiving e-mail related to a political activity through state resources,” the report said.

Cut that cliche out about no decision on whether or not it was politically motivated. They really disappoint me with their inability to be honest.

Jones-Kelley must be fired completely for her actions and never allowed to work in a high-ranking job like that ever again.

Others on the subject include The Jawa Report, McNorman's Weblog, Hot Air.

Labels: Ohio, political corruption, United States