Forty-four year old Perry Booth of Gretna was sentenced this week to two years probation and a $3,000.00 fine for Unauthorized Access to Information by Use of a Computer.
Booth pleaded guilty as charged to a bill of information on September 22, 2009, admitting that while he was employed as an Assistant DA by the Jefferson Parish DA’s Office that he copied a license plate number of a vehicle after a near accident on I-10 near Gulfport, Mississippi. Booth then caused an investigator in the Jefferson Parish DA’s Office to access a confidential law enforcement computer data base to input the license number and obtain the name and address of the victim. The investigator believed that the request was for a valid law enforcement purpose. The defendant then sent a threatening letter to the victim at his home which made reference to the traffic incident in Mississippi.
The case was investigated by the FBI and Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. It was prosecuted by the Chief of the Organized Crime Strike Force Unit, Mark A. Miller, and Kevin G. Boitmann.
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A great example of how public official abuses their position in office because of an overwhelming feeling of self importance and self entitlement.Was he terminated from his position or did he resign?
Matt, I tried finding out the answer to that question before finishing the article and strangely enough, I was unable to do so. If I happen to come across this, I will definitely let you know.
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