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DOVER — After making confidential requests the past two years, State Auditor Kathy McGuiness received email records of multiple office employees, a Department of Technology and Information staffer testified on Wednesday.

Also, the staffer said at trial, a records request for e-mail, Skype and conversations between a Delaware Department of Justice member and two auditor’s office employees was made.

Ms. McGuiness listed the reason for the requests for emails as an “organizational need.”

The testimony was part of the second trial day for Ms. McGuiness, who is charged with conflict of interest: violation of the state officials’ code of conduct, felony theft, misdemeanor structuring: noncompliance with procurement law, misdemeanor official misconduct and felony theft.

After being indicted in October 2021, Ms. McGuiness has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

The technician said the requests allowed the auditor to receive up to-the-minute emails. The employees were not notified of the requests.

From the witness stand, the DTI employee said emails can be requested to investigate wrongdoing, for business continuity when a worker leaves, meeting Freedom of Information Act needs and as a litigation hold for possible legal action.

The time frame of when Ms. McGuiness knew she was under investigation remains a point of contention between defense attorney Steve Wood and Deputy Attorney General and lead prosecutor Mark Denney.

The morning started with a thud, as a technology glitch took out monitors for about 35 minutes. Judge William Carpenter Jr., who expressed dismay on the pace of the trial on Tuesday, said he’d order the proceedings to another courtroom if technical difficulties happened again.

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Judge Carpenter halted Ms. Cole’s testimony at around 4:30 p.m., prior to Mr. Wood asking her questions. The trial is scheduled to resume at 9:30 a.m. today.

Ms. McGuiness, a Democrat, was elected to office in 2018 and has filed to run for the office again. Janice Lorrah, a Republican, has also filed to run. The General Election will be held on Nov. 8.