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16 August 2007

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employees aided Islamic jihadists

6fcdd5f5b25a30de87786720af98f0af.jpg(washingtontimes.com)  A criminal investigations report says several U.S. Citizenship and...


A criminal investigations report says several U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employees are accused of aiding Islamic extremists with identification fraud and of exploiting the visa system for personal gain.


The confidential 2006 USCIS report said that despite the severity of the potential security breaches, most are not investigated "due to lack of resources" in the agency's internal affairs department.


"Two District Adjudications Officers are allegedly involved with known (redacted) Islam terrorist members," said the internal document obtained by The Washington Times.


The group "was responsible for numerous robberies and used the heist money to fund terrorist activities. The District Adjudications Officers made numerous DHS database queries to track (Alien)-File movement and check on the applicants' status for (redacted) members and associates."


According to the document, other potential security failures include reports that:


Employees are sharing detailed information on internal security measures with people outside the agency.


A Lebanese citizen bribed an immigration officer with airline tickets for visa benefits.


A USCIS officer in Harlington, Texas, sold immigration documents for $10,000 to as many as 20 people.


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