All Thumbs
A fascinating new angle on the Scott Bloch story has just been broken by Ari Shapiro on NPR. Shapiro is reporting that part of the search warrant served on Bloch on Tuesday included a physical search of Bloch himself in order to seize his computer thumb drive. In fact, the agents seized two thumb drives from him, according to Shapiro's and POGO's sources.
Shapiro further reports that before having his hard drive "scrubbed" by Geeks on Call a couple of years ago, Bloch first downloaded certain files onto the thumb drives. He has said he had the computers' hard drives erased in order to get rid of a virus.
If Bloch is found to have lied to investigators--whether FBI agents, OPM Inspector General investigators, or staffers of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform who interviewed Bloch earlier this year--then it's possible he could become the latest example of that old Washington adage that it's always the cover-up that gets you in the end.
-- Beverley Lumpkin
About time. My disclosure dates back to 2003. Despite documented proof FAA management lied in an official government investigation, Block did not follow up and closed my case. I was forced to resign or be fired after 32 years of unblemished job performance. He also lied to the Office of the President.
Posted on: May 09, 2008 at 08:24 AM