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Article: Veterans Groups Sue Over Data Theft
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- June 6, 2006
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HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
06-06-2006
Dateline: WASHINGTON
A coalition of veterans' groups charged in a lawsuit Tuesday that their privacy rights were violated after thieves stole personal data on 26.5 million military personnel from a Veterans Affairs employee.
The class-action lawsuit against the federal government, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, is the second suit since the VA disclosed the May 3 burglary two weeks ago.
It demands that the VA fully disclose which military personnel are affected by the data theft and seeks $1,000 in damages to each person _ up to $26.5 billion total. The veterans are also asking for a court order barring VA employees from using ...