Rove investigator erases his PCs - to kill computer virus

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Rove investigator erases his PCs - to kill computer virus

Outside firm performs seven-level wipe
By Dan Goodin in San Francisco

Published Saturday 1st December 2007 00:00 GMT

A US official overseeing a probe of former Bush aide Karl Rove has been called on the carpet after it was discovered he hired a private computer-help company to erase all the hard drives belonging to him and two deputies.

Special Counsel Scott J. Bloch bypassed his own agency's computer technicians and instead hired an outside firm to perform a seven-level wipe, all but guaranteeing the files could never be restored. Although the official said he contracted the work after suspecting his computer was infected by a virus, a manager with the private firm said a wipe that thorough is an unusual way to treat a malware infection. The receipt for the work performed makes no mention of a virus.

Bloch's office is investigating whether Rove and other White House officials improperly used government agencies to help re-elect Republicans running from Congressional seats. In turn, Bloch has been the subject of a White House-ordered probe into whether he improperly retaliated against whistle-blowers in his own staff and dismissed cases brought to his agency.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/01/official_purges_agency_computers/comments/

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Why isn't this guy in jail for obstructing Justice or interfering with an investigation?