A former computer support employee for Baltimore’s Department of Public Works was using a city-owned computer for a variety of extracurricular and forbidden purposes, including piracy, watching porn and political campaign activity, according to Baltimore’s inspector general.
An investigation found the former PC support technician, no longer employed by the city, “was in possession of pirating software and hazardous licensing software” and other disallowed IT tools on a city-owned computer, according to a summary report released by Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming this morning.
The investigation began with DPW management filing a complaint that the employee was using city property for political campaign activity. While the OIG confirmed that finding, it also discovered other misconduct and resulting security risks, including the installation of pirating software and apps and add-ons for viewing porn.
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