Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Pastimes : 100 Acre Wood -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lost1 who wrote (553)	4/23/2002 2:03:02 PM
From: Lost1	Respond to of 3287

More Than 100 Airport Employees Arrested Tue Apr 23, 1:35 PM ET WASHINGTON (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 (news - web sites) 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 (news - web sites) National Airport and Dulles International Airport outside the capital -- involve allegations that suspects violated immigration and Social Security (news - web sites) laws. Also, the government alleges that many arrested on Tuesday in the greater Washington area lied about criminal records while applying for security badges, the sources said. It was unclear initially what jobs those employees performed. 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 have pleaded guilty or have plea agreements pending, authorities said. More than 70 have been deported or are awaiting deportation proceedings, authorities said.