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A jury in Wales convicted Detective Inspector Emma Gardner of the North Wales Police of unauthorized access to computer material. Prosecutors stated that Gardner searched police databases without a legitimate law enforcement reason for information on one man and three women, which she then shared with them. Gardner told the man in question, 'I have my uses.' The case highlights misuse of police data access for personal favors.
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A jury in Wales has convicted Detective Inspector Emma Gardner of the North Wales Police on charges of unauthorized access to computer material. Gardner illegally accessed confidential police computer records to obtain information for her friends.
According to prosecutors, Gardner searched police databases without a legitimate law enforcement reason for information on one man and three women. She subsequently shared that information with them.
"I have my uses," Gardner told the man in question.
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Reason.comWestern
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Welsh Police Detective Convicted for Unauthorized Database Access