Peter Grosseto, 29, of Willow Road, Staten Island, has misused his position with the Department of Motor Vehicles when he started stalking a customer.

He noticed a customer at a colleagues cheque and took a special interest in her. He looked up her personal info in order to contact her later.

Investigators found that he used the DMV computers to access her personal information three times. It was then that the whole scenario took a creepy turn.

Grosseto called the woman at home supposedly to conduct a quality assurance survey, but later admitted that he was interested in a date.

He was suspended from his job without pay and faces charges of unauthorized use of a computer and official misconduct.

“This defendant set aside any semblance of professionalism and illegally accessed State resources to satisfy his own interests and harass a customer with unwelcome advances,” said Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott, in announcing the arrest. “I will not tolerate any government employee’s violation of the public trust or violation of any citizen’s privacy and dignity.”

“This defendant is a government employee who is alleged to have abused his position in order to illegally access an individual’s private information,” said Richmond County District Attorney Michael E. McMahon. “Mr. Grosseto is charged with violating the public trust for his own selfish gains, and my office will work to ensure that he is held accountable for his crimes and that the public safety is protected.”

Source: Info Security