Legal Question in Technology Law in Indiana

what laws have to be broken to constitute an e-mail investigation?

I work for an Indiana fore department. We e-mailed a humorous picture around the department using e-mail addresses from other members of the department. I admitted to the spamming of the picture through other parties e-mails, so of course i was repremanded. The owners of the e-mails I used were contacted by myself, and they had no major issues with it, as it was a joke.

I am now told by one of the fire chiefs that a police investigation is being conducted to determine the originator of the picture originally e-mailed to me by another firefighter, whose name I refused to give them.

I am just wondering if it is legal for the department to do this if no laws were broken, or what actions i took that allow them to pursue this. They told me that the local police were going to do a full scale computer investigation

There is also talk of a suspension of myself without pay.


Asked on 9/30/05, 9:55 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
David Anderson Anderson Business Law LLC

Re: what laws have to be broken to constitute an e-mail investigation?

I need more information, indcluding the nature of the e-mail and the text in it, as well as info re: source. Also, whose ISP and e=mail account was used?

Does the dept have a written policy re: e-mail,spam etc.?

Call or e=mail for more assistance.

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Answered on 9/30/05, 12:39 pm


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