Vanessa Niekamp said that when she was asked to run a child-support check on Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher on Oct. 16, she thought it routine. A supervisor told her the man had contacted the state agency about his case.
Niekamp didn't know she just had checked on "Joe the Plumber," who was elevated the night before to presidential politics prominence as Republican John McCain's example in a debate of an average American.
The senior manager would not learn about "Joe" for another week, when she said her boss informed her and directed her to write an e-mail stating her computer check was a legitimate inquiry.
The reason Niekamp said she was given for checking if there was a child-support case on Wurzelbacher does not match the reason given by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
Director Helen Jones-Kelley said her agency checks people who are "thrust into the public spotlight," amid suggestions they may have come into money, to see if they owe support or are receiving undeserved public assistance.
Niekamp told The Dispatch she is unfamiliar with the practice of checking on the newly famous. "I've never done that before, I don't know of anybody in my office who does that and I don't remember anyone ever doing that," she said today.
Democrat Gov. Ted Strickland and Jones-Kelley, both supporters of Democrat Barack Obama, have denied political motives in checking on Wurzelbacher. The Toledo-area resident later endorsed McCain. State officials say any information on "Joe" is confidential and was not released.
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2 comments:
This must be a joke because it's none by the IRS all the time. Now what's interesting is Joe the Plummer is twice divorce and has his son. Does Joe have other children and if he does that would be of interest. Joe started out just an unlicensed plummer asking a question until along came John. Now Joe has an agent and contract while campaigning with McCain/Palin. You can bet the IRS and State is looking into how much none reported money Joe is getting. Joe has a lean on his house and thanks to him opening his mouth to the Media, the job he once had is now being checked for violations of hiring unlicensed people.
Someone should look and see if he was accused of any wrongdoing in against his ex in AZ.
It's important to note that 60% of men who try for custody have a history of domestic violence...often, the courtroom is a new forum to abuse the less monied ex...
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