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Firefighter Says Background System Abused
February 20, 2014 posted by Steve Brownstein
A top official in the Buffalo Fire Department is accused of misusing the county’s criminal background check system to improperly snoop on at least one of his colleagues.
The department is investigating the allegation against Deputy Commissioner Joseph Tomizzi, and the union representing firefighters suspects that abuse of the system is more widespread than just one incident. The union is asking outside law enforcement agencies to investigate, as well