CNN: Palin aides peeked into trooper's files, union says

[deminks]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/04/palin.investigation/index.html?section=cnn_latest

(CNN) -- Aides to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin improperly obtained her former brother-in-law's state police personnel files and cited information from those records to raise complaints about the officer, the head of Alaska's state police union said Thursday.

It's apparent to us that the governor or someone on her staff had direct access to his personnel file, as well as his workers' comp file, and those are protected," said John Cyr, executive director of the Alaska Public Safety Employees Association.

Palin, now the Republican candidate for vice president, is battling allegations that she sacked her public safety commissioner in July because he refused to fire Trooper Mike Wooten, her sister's ex-husband.

The governor has denied any wrongdoing.

In an ethics complaint filed Wednesday, the union names the governor and three aides, one of whom cited Wooten's records in a tape-recorded call to a state police lieutenant in February. And the former commissioner, Walt Monegan, said he believes his refusal to fire Wooten led to his firing.

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And the scandals roll on...

[MadMaddie]

1. Oh now this is a different angle

If they peaked at his files, who else was on their list? This crosses a line. The guy may be a prick but his work files are between him and his employer!

[gratuitous]

2. "Peeked" sounds so . . . minor, doesn't it?

How about "snooped"? Or "pried"?