Posted on 12/31/2009 7:03:35 PM PST by tobyhill
The White House nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration gave Congress misleading information about incidents in which he inappropriately accessed a federal database, possibly in violation of privacy laws, documents obtained by The Washington Post show.
The disclosure comes as pressure builds from Democrats on Capitol Hill for quick January confirmation of Erroll Southers, whose nomination has been held up by GOP opponents. In the aftermath of an attempted airline bombing on Christmas Day, calls have intensified for lawmakers to install permanent leadership at the TSA, a critical agency in enforcing airline security.
Southers, a former FBI agent, has described inconsistencies in his accounts to Congress as "inadvertent" and the result of poor memory of an incident that dates back 20 years. He said in a Nov. 20 letter to key senators obtained by The Post that he accepted full responsibility long ago for a "grave error in judgment" in accessing confidential criminal records about his estranged wife's new boyfriend.
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Erroll Southers is bad news.
Take a stand against this agent for the union.
GOP scandal- resignation, shame, media glee
Dem scanda- confirm them FAST!!!
why was he not fired
Isn’t this Southers guy the one who wants to unionize airport screeners?
The next questions should be how this guy didn't get fired by the FBI and how anybody in law enforcement is supposed to respect a guy that breaks a rule like that. You can't tell me there isn't a hundred people you could dig up in less than a day that would be better qualified. They would be better picking a special agent out of TSA at random.
That’s him. Former FBI/Current Union Thug.
hey- all that’s left is to find out this guy is a truther who encourages fisting 14 year old boys and zero can czar him....
The TSA is a joke. I have pretty much had it with flying. In 2010, if someone wants to do business - let’s do a webinar or video conference. Air travel sucks. They will not profile.
WTH, TSA can't function because the figurehead appointment hasn't been approved. This is just stupid.
But I also read this:
It is a violation of the federal Privacy Act to access such confidential information without proper cause. The law says that "any person who knowingly and willfully requests or obtains any record concerning an individual from an agency under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $5,000."
So, while it may have been an error in judgment, it was also a crime.
He got spanked by his bosses at the FBI, but was he charged with the crime that his bosses at the FBI knew he committed?
Why should I feel comfortable with this ya-hoo running the TSA?
The Nigerian Panty Bomber also committed a grave error in judgment. Should he run the TSA?
I don’t trust anyone who is recommended by obama for anything. If he nominated ME for something, I’d call my Senators and tell them to filibuster ME. lol
Wow! This account is from MSNBC, which cites the WaPo? I can’t believe these two leftist organizations are actually reporting on the wrongdoing of a democrap nominee!
Good point. They’ll probably issue a retraction or fire the reporters once the regulars are back on the job.
Let’s all be thankful to Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) for putting the smackdown hold on this asswipe.
Jim is up for reelection next Nov. Toss him some bucks if you’re so inclined.
This just keeps getting better and better...
TSA wants to prosecute they leaker who dumped the procedures, but put this leaker in charge.
It’s called “Boomerrang Butt”
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