Hoffman, Scott’s autopsy records breached: whistleblowers

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http://nypost.com/2014/07/27/medical-examiner-employees-have-seen-dead-celebrities-files/

By Susan Edelman
NYPOST.com
July 27, 2014

Employees in the city Medical Examiner’s Office have sneaked peeks at 
graphic photos and autopsy reports in recent celebrity deaths, including 
those of Mick Jagger girlfriend L’Wren Scott and actor Philip Seymour 
Hoffman, whistleblowers say.

ME workers not involved in the high-profile cases, or not authorized to 
see the files, have breached the computer system’s security, insiders told 
The Post.

"Too many people have access to the files -- crime scene photos, autopsy 
reports — and share it with co-workers," an ME source said.

ME officials took steps to crack down on the rampant peeking, but their 
efforts have proven less than successful, a source said: “There’s a 
million holes.”

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