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13 Arrested In Port Canaveral FL Security Breach
local6.com ^
Posted on 04/06/2004 10:20:04 AM PDT by Dbdaily
13 Arrested In Port Canaveral Security Breach Illegal Immigrants Allegedly Use Fake Ids To Get Badges
Federal agents in Central Florida arrested 13 illegal immigrants for allegedly using fake IDs to gain access to highly sensitive and secure areas of Port Canaveral, according to Local 6 News.
A 2-month long investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement found that the men apparently used false social security numbers to get security badges. They then used the badges to gain access certain areas of Port Canaveral, according to authorities.
"Did they have unlimted access? No, they did not," Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokesman J.R. Miller said. "They had a specific badge that allowed them to come though the north secure gate and then go to the north port work area where the apprehensions were made."
While the incident appeared to be a major security breach, the U.S. Coast Guard said the men only took the first step for someone who had ill intentions.
"When you talk about the potential for maliciousness in the port, getting access in only the first and probably the smallest step," Port Canaveral Coast Guard spokeswoman Mary Ward said. "After that you have to contend with law enforcement -- many, many partner agencies who are in the port 365 days a year and 24 hours a day."
All of the men arrested Tuesday worked for H&M Industries, according to Local 6 News.
The illegal immigrants were transported to Orlando to face a judge Tuesday.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
POSTED: 11:43 am EDT April 6, 2004 UPDATED: 12:43 pm EDT April 6, 2004
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 200404; aliens; bananariver; capecanaveral; cheaplabor; fakebadges; fakeid; fakeids; handm; handmindustries; hmindustries; idbadges; illegalimmigrants; illegals; isolatedincidents; nationalsecurity; port; portcanaveral; securitybreach
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:20:04 AM PDT
by
Dbdaily
To: Dbdaily
BTTT
To: All
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:24:37 AM PDT
by
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To: Dbdaily
Wow, H&M Industries - wonder what that is?
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:24:37 AM PDT
by
Esther Ruth
(George W. Bush - My Kids Newest Best Super Hero of ALL TIME)
To: Dbdaily
Illegals.
hmmm...Hispanic? or Religion of Peace?
Where did they get the badges?
This story reads like it was more of a prank than an incident of serious concern.
And shoebomber Reid was just wanting to scratch an itch on his foot.
[Complacency has returned.]
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:27:26 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
(Clintonites have such good hind-sight because they had their heads up their hind-ends 8 years.)
To: Dbdaily
Wow, H&M Industries - wonder what that is?
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:28:40 AM PDT
by
Esther Ruth
(George W. Bush - My Kids Newest Best Super Hero of ALL TIME)
To: TomGuy
btt
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:30:11 AM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Never again trust Democrats with national security!)
To: Dbdaily; TomGuy
To: Esther Ruth
H&M Industries, HMMM - wonder what they do?
Probably just a case of the company wanting to use cheap labor and they got them the fake badges so they wouldn't have to do any paperwork which would have sent their cheap labor back home.
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:33:10 AM PDT
by
geopyg
(Democracy, whiskey, sexy)
To: Esther Ruth
Nothing comes up for H&M Industries in a Google search. I wish they'd give us a name or two - one Mohammed in the bunch would clear up a lot of questions.
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:33:21 AM PDT
by
Quilla
(Donate to FR, tick off a DUmmy.)
To: freeperfromnj
Hmm. Hard to say.
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:36:01 AM PDT
by
Quilla
(Donate to FR, tick off a DUmmy.)
To: Quilla
Thanks for posting the picture. My HTML skills are somewhat lacking.
To: Esther Ruth
Hit & Miss?
Hadi & Muhammed?
Hillary & Musharrif?
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:37:57 AM PDT
by
MJemison
To: Esther Ruth
Not sure if this is the right on, but it appears to be a jewelry co. in Arcadia, FL.
http://phonebook.superpages.com/yellowpages/C-Jewelers/S-FL/T-Arcadia/ Business Profile
H & M Industries
Contact Info:
(863) 494-5768
Location Info:
4957 Southwest Highway 17, Arcadia, FL 34266
map | driving directions
Products & Services:
Repairs
Specialties:
Buy, Sell, Loans On Anything of Value
Appears in the Categories:
Jewelers, Resale Second Hand & Used Merchandise Stores, Guns & Ammunition Dealers, Mini & Self Storage Warehouses, Satellite Television Services
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:40:42 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
(Clintonites have such good hind-sight because they had their heads up their hind-ends 8 years.)
To: Dbdaily
Hmmmm. That's an awful lot of guys doing a lot of forgery, to get into a secure location.
This will be an expensive arrest for the bad guys, I think.
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:41:39 AM PDT
by
r9etb
To: Quilla
I searched also between my double posts :( and found nothing. 13 guys, probably just brothers from a big family doing some site seeing.
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:41:50 AM PDT
by
Esther Ruth
(George W. Bush - My Kids Newest Best Super Hero of ALL TIME)
To: TomGuy
Guns & Ammunition Dealers...
hmmmm
To: TomGuy
Maybe just a pawn shop doing money laundering.
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:53:11 AM PDT
by
Esther Ruth
(George W. Bush - My Kids Newest Best Super Hero of ALL TIME)
To: Quilla
Death penalty for all of them
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posted on
04/06/2004 11:07:46 AM PDT
by
Betaille
("Show them no mercy, for none shall be shown to you")
To: Dbdaily
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posted on
04/06/2004 11:21:47 AM PDT
by
Dbdaily
(www.esryle.com)
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