During Saturday’s annual moose hunt lottery, Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Judith Camuso accidentally confirmed that a former IF&W supervisor used a state-issued device to purchase drugs on the dark web, an illegal act that went unprosecuted partly because state officials chose to conceal the incident.
According to information provided to The Robinson Report by a source, the state Office of Information Technology (OIT) caught IF&W Resource Supervisor Stephen S. Walker attempting to purchase contraband from an international vendor using cryptocurrency and a state computer.
Camuso, Warden Service Col. Dan Scott, and HR Director Amanda Beckwith were all aware of the report but did not bring the allegations to law enforcement.
“I’m not going to comment on that,” Camuso said when asked about the allegations Saturday.
“I can’t talk about personnel,” Camuso said.
After an armed aide stepped in to end the interview, Camuso further explained off-camera that the incident “happened a long time ago.”
Walker could have faced state or federal charges for his attempt to purchase drugs from a Canadian supplier.
However, rather than refer the case to the Attorney General’s Office or the State Police, the IF&W big shots allowed Walker to go on paid leave before he was rewarded with what amounts to a promotion to a new gig as Director of the Land for Maine’s Future (LMF) program.
Such a lucky turn of events might have something to do with Walker being Commissioner Camuso’s ex-husband.
Or perhaps it might have had something to do with Walker’s spouse at the time being Cumberland County District Attorney Jacqueline Sartoris.
Both Camuso and Sartoris are prominent Democrat politicians in Maine with close ties to Maine Gov. Janet Mills.
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