Ethics committee staffer leaks secrets on file-sharing network

A staff member of the House Ethics Committee is being blamed for accidentally leaking a sensitive document over a peer-to-peer network from her home computer. The 22-page, confidential document, listing the names of more than 30 lawmakers under investigation by the Ethics Committee and the Office of Congressional Ethics, found its way to the Washington Post. A (now) ex-employee inadvertently placed it in a file-sharing folder on her home computer, according to Politico.com.

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