• Posted by yoraps.com on Monday, July 7th, 2008 in News, Upfront

    According to a newly released report from the State Department's Inspectors General, nine "high profile" passport files were accessed over a hundred times, says CBS News. One of the "high profile" files accessed was that of R&B singer Beyonce Knowles.

    The report also says that of a sample of 150 celebs, 127 were looked into a total of 4,148 times over a six year period. One celeb's file was accessed 356 times by 77 different people. The report did not say, however, if the people were authorized to view the files.

    The report said the agency's oversight was due to "many control weaknesses including a general lack of policies, procedures, guidance, and training."

    Earlier this year, news outlets were buzzing with the news that the passport files of presidential candidates, Senator Barack Obama, Senator John McCain, and Senator Hillary Clinton, had all been looked at by some of the State Department's contractors. That incident is what prompted officials to look into celebrities' files.

    At press time, there had been no comment from Bey or her camp.

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