Report Scoffs at Agency Chief's Explanations ; Helen Jones-Kelley Is Suspended for a Month for Database Searches, Fundraising Activity.

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COLUMBUS -- Inspector General Tom Charles found little to agree with in Ohio Job and Family Services Director Helen Jones-Kelley's explanations for authorizing searches of state databases and using her state e-mail account for political activity.

Gov. Ted Strickland suspended Jones-Kelley, 57, of Clayton for a month without pay on Thursday, Nov. 20. She formerly served as director of the Montgomery County Job and Family Services Department.

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Report Scoffs at Agency Chief's Explanations ; Helen Jones-Kelley Is Suspended for a Month for Database Searches, Fundraising Activity.

Strickland also issued a directive on the proper use of state databases.

Charles' 21-page report, which he referred to the...

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