[Deputy Assistant Secretary Julie A.] MacDonald confirmed that she also sent the Delta Smelt document [the Delta smelt fish is an endangered species] to an on-line game friend through his father's e-mail account. MacDonald said she is acquainted with the on-line friend through internet role-playing games. She said she engages in these games to relieve the stress created by her job; however, she said she has not played while at work. When asked why she would e-mail an internal [Department of Interior] document to a private citizen, MacDonald replied, "I was irritated [with what was happening regarding the subject of the document] and tried to explain my irritation over the phone; however, I sent it to him to read for a better understanding."
I tracked down the consultant MacDonald employed, and it looks to me like he has quite a bit of Interior experience.
She who Smelta Delta?
ReplyDeleteI could NOT make this stuff up even if I was doing mushrooms and wearing 3-D glasses.
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