Monday, December 27, 2004

ID theft not only for $'s

US National AP


KEY WEST, Fla. - An airline passenger whose identity was apparently stolen by someone on a federal no-fly list was briefly detained Sunday, before his fingerprints cleared him, the FBI (news - web sites) said.

The Delta Air Lines flight from Colombia was diverted to Naval Air Station Key West, and the passenger and his luggage were removed from the plane before it continued to its original destination of Atlanta


Mata Musing

Make note. We could be totally unaware of an identity theft by a terrorist since the ultimate goal is easy entry into the US, and not running up credit card debt. It sure would be a rude awakening to discover at an airline counter...

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