NASD: Human error led to election tiff.

Investment News, May, 2000 by Kelly, Bruce

The National Association of Securities Dealers blames "human error" for a recent tussle over the use of a confidential list of member email addresses by one group in a divisive election campaign of its board of governors. In a statement, the NASD says an internal investigation found that all candidates initially were given the same list, which showed member addresses and phone numbers -- although one of the two insurgent candidates says he never got the list.

"Due to human error, the file also included e-mail addresses," the NASD says. The "bidden" e-mail list, which was supposed to have been deleted, was detected by some candidates. "Some of the candidates, or those working in their behalf, found the e-mail addresses and were able to use the...

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