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Denning McTague, a 40-year old intern at the National Archives last summer, has pleaded guilty to smuggling 150 Civil War-era documents out of the Archives and putting them up for sale on eBay, AP reports. McTague snuck the papers out by sticking them in a yellow legal pad. The stolen documents, according to the report, included "telegrams concerning the troops’ weaponry, the War Department’s announcement of Lincoln’s death sent to soldiers, and a letter from famed cavalryman James Ewell Brown Stuart." A Gettysburg publishing company noticed the items for sale online and got suspicious. Moral of the story? The Archives might want to look into boosting its security procedures, and cast a skeptical eye on 40-year-olds who want to work as interns.
Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.
