Not a good week for Strickland camp

It's been a bad week, politically speaking, for Gov. Ted Strickland's Administration.

First, there was Ohio Inspector General Tom Charles' report saying Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman's wife, Frankie, lied under oath about how many hours she worked in her state job at the Department of Development.

Then, today, it was announced that the names and Social Security numbers of 64,467 state employees were stolen Sunday from a computer back-up device from the car of an intern.

Department of Administrative Services Director Hugh Quill said state employees are encouraged to go here or call for recorded information at 1-888-644-6648.

Ohio Republicans immediately jumped on this week's mishaps.

State GOP Deputy Chairman Kevin DeWine of Fairborn said: "In a single week, the Strickland administration had to deal with an employee accused of perjury and theft in office, a report questioning the management ability of its lieutenant governor and now a major security breach affecting every state worker’s personal data. The taxpayers are now having to foot the bill for two investigations and identity theft protection for 64,000 Ohioans. This is just downright irresponsible management of state government, and it raises some serious questions about the judgment of this administration."

Keith Dailey, spokesman for Gov. Strickland, released this Hilliard police report as part of the Ohio Highway Patrol investigation.