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| Shady Dude Tries To Bluff Airport Security |
| 2004-03-22 |
| A man who claimed to be a Secret Service agent is in federal custody following an attempt to enter a restricted area at Ontario [California] International Airport. Mostafa Mansoori, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga has been charged by federal prosecutors with making false statements and attempting entry to a secure airport area by false pretenses. Mansoori was detained by airport police on March 15, then turned over to the Secret Service. He tried to drive his 2003 blue Honda Civic Did he have a Secret Service sticker in the rear window? through a gate at the airport after police officers used a security identification card to enter before him, court documents show. The gate closed before he was able to drive through. "D’oh!" Confronted by a guard, Mansoori claimed he was on the security detail for President Bush and was attempting to catch a jet at the facility. Nice cover story, Mostafa. He produced only a California driver’s license and an alien registration card. Yeah, I’m sure there’s lots of foreign nationals on the Presidential bodyguard detail... He was wearing a black suit with pilot’s wings The American Airlines uniform was at the drycleaner’s and sunglasses, court documents said. Two days before that arrest, Mansoori was cited for trespassing on a naval air station in Imperial County. Federal prosecutors are evaluating Mansoori for competence. Ha. (bits snipped...) Mansoori, a part-time student at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, was also interviewed by the FBI in May 2003 when he attempted to gain access to a restricted rooftop of the Stratosphere Hotel in Las Vegas. He had a scanner. My first thought was that this guy was probing the defences - just to see if everyone on the perimiter is awake. But that visit to the NAS two days before, the total absence of cover story, the wings - this guy clearly wanted to be detected. Is this misdirection? They’re conspicuously sniffing around the airports but going to hit another target set entirely? |
| Posted by:Pete Stanley |
| #3 Mansoori, a part-time student at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, was also interviewed by the FBI in May 2003 when he attempted to gain access to a restricted rooftop of the Stratosphere Hotel in Las Vegas. He had a scanner. Why is he still in the USA a year later? . |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-3-22 9:22:09 PM |
| #2 Check his cell phone records. If he has only been using it to vote on American Idol, he's a kook. If not see whether he wants to talk. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-3-22 8:51:48 AM |
| #1 It certainly seems that way, Pete. But when you look back pre-911, they were equally obvious and bold with their actions. |
| Posted by: B 2004-3-22 8:40:43 AM |