We have seen instances of alleged perps claiming that they were falsely accused in a bid to throw investigators off the trail. There is no way of knowing whether or not this is the case in the lost data tape in Ohio. That being said the intern in question is defending himself. I would expect nothing less of course. What’s that pesky phrase that people seem to conveniently forget?
Oh yeah, innocent until proven guilty.
From the Columbus Dispatch:
The state intern who was fired after a computer backup tape was stolen from his car says he is being made a scapegoat for simply doing what he was told.
In a statement e-mailed to The Dispatch and other media outlets, Jared Ilovar, a 22-year-old college student, also asks Gov. Ted Strickland’s office for another internship.
“I would like to move forward,†Ilovar wrote. “I have several months before I graduate in March, 2008, and I know I would be an asset to any office.
“Maybe Governor Strickland’s office will give me the opportunity.â€
That won’t be happening, Strickland spokeswoman Amanda Wurst said.
“Gov Strickland wishes Jared the best in his future endeavors but will not be offering him an internship,†she said.
It was Ilovar’s first public statement since he was fired Friday after he refused to resign in the wake of an Ohio inspector general’s report about the theft of the data tape containing the Social Security numbers and other sensitive information for 1.2 million individuals, businesses and other entities.
[tags]Ohio Data Loss, Data Theft, Data Security[/tags]