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Former Clinton cabinet member detained (by FBI) in Richmond
NBC12 News ^ | 7.23.04
Posted on 07/23/2004 1:28:58 PM EDT by ambrose
Former Clinton cabinet member detained in Richmond
By Rob Richardson
NBC12 News
Friday, July 23, 2004
A former Clinton cabinet member faced questioning after she allegedly caused a disturbance on a flight that had to land in Richmond. Hazel O'Leary served as Energy Secretary under President Bill Clinton and was just recently named president of Fisk University in Tennessee.
O’Leary was detained and questioned in Richmond Thursday night by the FBI and the TSA after a flight she was on made an unscheduled landing in Richmond because of bad weather.
O’Leary was on a flight with the final destination of Savannah, Georgia. Nine days ago she was named president of the university that’s in Nashville. The United Airlines flight from Nashville to Washington landed at 6:15 in Richmond Thursday.
An airport spokesman says a passenger requested to get off that plane and that request was denied. The passenger then allegedly tried to follow the pilot into the cockpit of that flight and was restrained by a flight attendant. Sources say that passenger was O’Leary. Airport police were called and O’Leary was questioned for about two hours by the FBI and TSA.
There were no charges filed against O’Leary and apparently, according to sources, no charges are pending. NBC12 is told O’Leary spent the night in Richmond and resumed her travels today.
A report in a Nashville newspaper quoted Hazel O’Leary saying, “I regret the unfortunate misunderstanding that occurred last evening. The situation was resolved. At no time was I rude or disrespectful to anyone. I answered all questions that were asked and resumed my journey.”
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