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Logan security head canned
2001-10-04
  • NY Daily News
    The man in charge of security at Logan Airport when terrorists hijacked two planes was fired yesterday but put in charge of security at Boston's harbor instead. Acting Gov. Jane Swift unveiled new security for Logan Airport yesterday, including replacing Chief of Security John Lawless with State Superintendent Col. John DiFava. "That two of those planes took off from Logan Airport is particularly painful for us," Swift said.

    Lawless is a former police officer who was appointed to the $130,000 a year job by then-Gov. William Weld. He had been Weld's chauffeur.
    Lawless, who was appointed in 1993 as the Massachusetts Port Authority's head of public safety, came under increasing scrutiny after the hijackings of American Flight 11 and United Flight 175. The two planes smashed into the World Trade Center.Lawless defended his credentials in the days after the attack. He said preliminary findings suggested the hijackers had boarded the flights without violating security measures. "We are being blamed for things over which we have no control," he said then.

    Lawless is a former police officer who was appointed to the $130,000 a year job by then-Gov. William Weld. He had been Weld's chauffeur.
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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