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To: stockman_scott who wrote (50414)	4/23/2002 1:16:27 PM
From: Jim Willie CB	Respond to of 65232

HP-Compaq totally irrelevant to computer world Dell wins, all others wither, case closed only trouble is my paltry old Digital pension is with Compaq it could easily get pillaged happened many times before / jim

To: stockman_scott who wrote (50414)	4/23/2002 2:09:35 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 65232

Reuters Securities More than 100 US airport employees arrested By John Crawley WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - More than 100 employees at two major Washington-area airports have been arrested on fraud charges in obtaining restricted airport security badges, government sources said on Tuesday. The arrests will be announced by Attorney General John Ashcroft later in the day in Alexandria, Virginia, officials said. The arrests marked a continuing post Sept. 11 crackdown by U.S. law enforcement and transportation authorities on airport security lapses. Many of the charges -- including those being brought against workers at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport outside the capital -- involved allegations that suspects violated immigration and Social Security laws. Also, the federal government alleged that many arrested on Tuesday in the greater Washington area lied about criminal records while applying for airport security clearances, the sources said. It was unclear initially what jobs those employees performed, but few, if any, were passenger or baggage screeners, the sources said. Law enforcement and transportation officials launched operations to target people with illegally obtained airport security credentials in the weeks following the Sept. 11 hijack attacks on New York and Washington. As of last week more than 250 people had been arrested at 11 U.S. airports on charges they fraudulently obtained credentials for access to sensitive airport areas, like ramps, gates and aircraft. Roughly half pleaded guilty or have plea agreements pending, authorities said. More than 70 were deported or are awaiting deportation proceedings, authorities said. Tuesday's development was the second involving personnel at Dulles, which is 25 miles (40 km) west of Washington. Soon after the attacks, immigration authorities detained five passenger and baggage screeners who did not have secure clearances. Three were deported and two await deportation hearings. Some other airports targeted in law enforcement security sweeps include Boston Logan, Miami International, Salt Lake City, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Phoenix. biz.yahoo.com