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ICE finds lots of connections in New York City

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Posted by trailing wife 2007-10-16 18:31|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Whoops! Hit Submit too quickly. One more:

Man Tied To Tamil Tigers Busted In ATM Ring
How did a man with a fake passport and ties to terrorist organizations get a security job at Newark Liberty International Airport?

He worked at the airport for a company called Gateway Security, pushing wheelchairs in secure areas. But authorities say Siva-Palasri Velay-u-Thampillai -- a Sri Lankan who was given political asylum -- was busted along with a half-dozen other men for looting ATM machines in Manhattan. Authorities say the suspects are part of a global identity theft ring linked to the Tamil Tigers terrorist group.

Port Authority officials say the suspect passed an FBI background check. The Authority also said the feds do random checks of all employees. The company the Port Authority uses for criminal background checks -- the American Association of Airport Executives -- sends fingerprints to an FBI database. Velay-u-Thampillai passed every check.

Sen. Chuck Schumer says the system of checking employees at airports is flawed. "They are letting all of these security companies do these very, very cursory background checks, and they're not thorough and they don't do the job," Schumer said. Schumer blames the Department of Homeland Security. "What a bad department they are and how they're falling down on the job."

Perhaps I'm being silly, but it seems to me we couldn't possibly have every member of every terrorist group in our data base yet.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-10-16 19:01|| 2007-10-16 19:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Hey, wait a minute! Why are the NYPD and the New York State Police working with the Feds? I thought that Bloomberg had declared NYC as a sanctuary city, and that the local police would not help enforce federal laws. Or is it only certain federal laws that NYPD won't help to enforce?

Posted by Rambler">Rambler 2007-10-16 19:36|| 2007-10-16 19:36|| Front Page Top

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