UCLA Medical Records Snooper Gets Indicted

This news is not surprising:

Lawanda Jackson, a former administrative specialist at UCLA Medical Center, was indicted April 9 on a charge of obtaining individually identifiable health information for commercial advantage. Actress Farrah Fawcett and her lawyers allege that Jackson leaked personal information about her battle with cancer to the National Enquirer and other tabloids.

Earlier this month, The Times reported that Jackson had allegedly pried into the private medical records of California First Lady Maria Shriver, Fawcett and 60 others. In an April 8 interview with the newspaper, Jackson denied that she had leaked the information or otherwise profited from it.

There are probably countless others who are trying to make a buck off of others right to privacy. The National Enquirer should face criminal charges as well.