Caudill Faces Class Action Lawsuit

It appears today a class action lawsuit may be filed against Oklahoma County Clerk Carolynn Caudill over the exposure of Social Security numbers on the clerk's website earlier this year.

It is known that several Oklahoma City attorneys are working on a possible lawsuit.

Last March, the Social Security numbers of thousands were found on Caudill's official website. The numbers were contained on numerous documents filed of record in the county and were easily found by anyone with computerized research experience.

Despite the ease with which the numbers could be found at that time, there were no reports of identity theft.

The McCarville Report Online found the Social Security numbers of numerous prominent Oklahoma County residents with ease and in no case did we find a document where the Social Security number had been redacted, or blacked out, as is required under federal law.

Caudill has since had the Social Security numbers redacted. Her primary election opponent, fellow Republican Stan Inman, former county commissioner, has criticized Caudill over the issue.

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