Andree McLeod, a former state worker, has filed suit against Sarah Palin in Anchorage. Palin used “gov.sarah” in one of the Yahoo e-mail addresses that she occasionally used to conduct state business. Palin’s email account was recently hacked into. The recent hacking of Palin’s account is significant because Palin has sometimes used private e-mail accounts to conduct state business. Previously disclosed e-mails indicate that her administration used Yahoo accounts as a way to get around having to release public information to the public. Specifically, the administration used the Yahoo accounts as an alternative to government e-mail, which could possibly be released to the public under Alaska’s Open Records Act.
“Palin’s decision to conduct state business in such an unprofessional and secretive manner suggests that her promise to have an ethical, open, honest and transparent administration is pure bogus,” McLeod said in a statement Saturday. “Equally troubling is the fact that most of Palin’s private e-mail accounts have recently been shut down,” she said. “I’m seeking the court’s help by requesting them to tell the governor to obey Alaska’s public record laws.”
Tags: Add new tag, Walkertexaslawyer.com