Use of private email for state business isn’t illegal in Indiana, but it raises security concerns because, well, the account was hacked.
Vice President Mike Pence routinely used a personal email account to conduct official — and sometimes sensitive — business while he was governor of Indiana.
Vice President Mike Pence routinely used a personal AOL account for sensitive state business, including discussions about homeland security issues, while he was governor of Indiana, the Indianapolis Star reported Thursday.
One of the emails, obtained through a public records request, relayed an update from the FBI regarding the arrests of several men on federal terror-related charges, the newspaper reported. While the arrangement doesn’t violate Indiana law, the state requires all records dealing with state business to be retained and available for public information requests.
