Transparency News, 11/5/21
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November 5, 2021
November 5, 2021
state & local news stories
Democrats and Gov. Ralph Northam resisted GOP calls this year to investigate misconduct at the Virginia Parole Board after people were released from prison without proper notification to crime victims and prosecutors. Republican Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares says he’s going to get to the bottom of the problems so they don’t happen again. “Citizens get frustrated when they feel like there’s no accountability or transparency in government,” Miyares said Thursday after taking questions from reporters at a news conference in Richmond. “I’m going to have an internal working group in the AG’s office after I get sworn in to really just do a deep dive on what happened.”
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Deputy Matthew J. Porpilia II, 36, was indicted on Thursday by a Frederick Circuit Court grand jury on a charge of unlawful use of a computer or computer network, which is a misdemeanor. The indictment said Porpilia illegally accessed a person’s driver’s license information or Social Security number, or both. Porpilia, a county resident, was charged through a direct indictment, so a criminal complaint detailing the probable cause for his arrest wasn’t written. Frederick County Sheriff Lenny Millholland said in an email that Porpilla, who earns $67,864 annually, was placed on paid administrative leave on July 28 for allegedly misusing his police cruiser computer for “non-law enforcement purposes” while on duty. He said the alleged data breach was for personal use and Porpilia has no personal relationship with the person whose information he allegedly accessed through the Virginia Criminal Information Network.
The Winchester Star
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Deputy Matthew J. Porpilia II, 36, was indicted on Thursday by a Frederick Circuit Court grand jury on a charge of unlawful use of a computer or computer network, which is a misdemeanor. The indictment said Porpilia illegally accessed a person’s driver’s license information or Social Security number, or both. Porpilia, a county resident, was charged through a direct indictment, so a criminal complaint detailing the probable cause for his arrest wasn’t written. Frederick County Sheriff Lenny Millholland said in an email that Porpilla, who earns $67,864 annually, was placed on paid administrative leave on July 28 for allegedly misusing his police cruiser computer for “non-law enforcement purposes” while on duty. He said the alleged data breach was for personal use and Porpilia has no personal relationship with the person whose information he allegedly accessed through the Virginia Criminal Information Network.
The Winchester Star
stories from around the country
A federal judge on Thursday sharply questioned former President Donald Trump’s effort to block the congressional Jan. 6 select committee from obtaining his White House records, casting doubt on the notion that the former president can overrule his successor’s decision to release them to investigators. “There is only one executive,” said District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan during a hearing on Trump’s lawsuit seeking to stymie the committee.
Politico
Politico
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