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Philly cop accused of running criminal background check on Obama

Posted on August 8, 2009 by pogowasright.org

Philadelphia’s police department is investigating why an officer used his police car’s computer to run a criminal background check on President Barack Obama.

Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said Friday the officer could face discipline for performing the check Wednesday morning. The Secret Service alerted the department after it learned about the incident from National Crime Information Center.

Read more on Huffington Post.

In July, two Georgia police officers were put on paid administrative leave after it was found that they had run an unauthorized background check on the President.

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