tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21633793.post1660429299540754956..comments2023-12-12T03:19:42.467-05:00Comments on CYB3RCRIM3: The Secret Service Agent’s Civil Rights SuitSusan Brennerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575138839291052258noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21633793.post-67828164789911634362012-02-21T02:17:32.785-05:002012-02-21T02:17:32.785-05:00In order to have access to a law enforcement datab...In order to have access to a law enforcement database, like this NCIC or it's state equivilent, you have to get permission and certification from the agency that owns the database. In that case, the databse is run by the Penn. Highway Patrol.<br /><br />In all states that I know of, you have to take a test regarding proper use of the system, not running licenses for friends, and stuff like that, before you are allowed access.<br /><br />If you violate their Terms of Service (or End User License Agreement), your access can be terminated. But there are other, lesser sanctions, too. In this case, he was placed on probation (i.e. Don't do it again or your access will be terminated. We will be watching you for 90 days or whatever so don't screw up.)<br /><br />I think the guy was an idiot for filing this lawsuit. It's not like he would have been terminated from access. He is a federal agent in charge. But he also seems to be an asshole, too, so this action fits with his personality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21633793.post-19270864593248617162012-02-14T09:44:40.358-05:002012-02-14T09:44:40.358-05:00According to the news story you can fine here, it ...According to the news story you can fine here, it wasn't really probation:<br /><br />http://citizensvoice.com/news/secret-service-agent-assaulted-in-road-rage-incident-1.58634#axzz1mMoHUKsp<br /><br />The story says, in part, that in March of <br /><br />"Slavoski filed a complaint with the state police after his access to a law-enforcement records database was put on probationary status for a year, the Philadelphia Daily News reported."<br /><br />"The probation followed what Slavoski's attorney called an improper investigation of Slavoski ordered by Capt. Willard Oliphant, head of the state police internal affairs division, after he learned the agent had used the database to check Capt. Oliphant's vehicle registration."<br /><br />You can find the Philadelphia Daily News story (which says probation was the first step toward barring Slavoski from using the system) here:<br /><br />http://pafop38.com/2009/04/17/although-the-jury-ordered-501000-in-compensatory-and-punitive-damages-oliphant-wasnt-criminally-charged-with-violating-the-wiretap-law/<br /><br />I don't have Slavoski's complaint, so I can't tell you any more than that, sorry.Susan Brennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575138839291052258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21633793.post-39129376455314932092012-02-14T09:04:51.551-05:002012-02-14T09:04:51.551-05:00I'm confused. Why would the state police have...I'm confused. Why would the state police have authority to discipline a secret service agent?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21633793.post-77004486541973379082012-02-12T02:35:33.292-05:002012-02-12T02:35:33.292-05:00This Oliphant guy is a real loser. He was sued - ...This Oliphant guy is a real loser. He was sued - a federal jury found Oliphant and another supervisor guilty of secretly recording a 2003 phone conversation with a trooper who was on medical leave.<br /> <br />The trooper claimed that his bosses taped the call to trap him into admitting he wasn’t hurt and to discourage his workers’ compensation claim. The jury ordered $501,000 in compensatory and punitive damages.<br /><br />In fact the whole state police force seems to be filled with crooks. Everyone seems to be suing everyone else there!<br /><br /><br />http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/01/pennsylvania_state_police_offi.html<br /><br />http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_738093.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com