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More than 20 workers arrested at O'Hare [illegal workers with fake security ID]
Chicago Tribune ^ | November 7, 2007

Posted on 11/07/2007 2:09:06 PM PST by charles m

More than 20 workers were arrested today at O'Hare International Airport after authorities said employees at a suburban staffing agency used fraudulent security badges to gain access to unauthorized areas of the airport.

Many of the workers arrested were illegal immigrants, authorities said.

The eight-month investigation led to the execution of a search warrant today at Ideal Staffing Solutions, 170 N. Pine Lane in Bensenville, and the arrests of two managers there: Mary Gurin, 36, of Carpentersville, and Norinye Benitez, 24, of Franklin Park, according to a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Each was charged with one count of harboring illegal aliens for financial gain and one count of misuse of Social Security numbers for allegedly assisting the workers in obtaining unauthorized access to secure areas of the airport, including the tarmac, the statement said.

Gurin, a corporate secretary at Ideal Staffing, hired Benitez and signed her airport badge application, despite knowing that she was an illegal immigrant from Mexico, authorities allege.

According to criminal complaints unsealed today, Ideal Staffing managers told workers they needed identification to work at O'Hare, but that the documents did not need to be legitimate. Federal authorities allege more than 100 temporary workers employed by the agency were in possession of fraudulently obtained airport security badges, which allowed the workers to gain access to secure areas of the airport while loading pallets, freight and meals for companies doing business at O'Hare.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airport; chicago; crimaliens; homelandsecurity; identitytheft; idtheft; illegalimmigrants; illegals; immigrantlist; immigration; infiltration; mexicans; ohare; security; terrorists; wot
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This is insane. These illegals need to face long prison time before they are deported to Mexico.
1 posted on 11/07/2007 2:09:07 PM PST by charles m
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To: charles m

Huckabee: “What about their children?”


2 posted on 11/07/2007 2:09:43 PM PST by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: pissant

If they are mexican, because there is no such thing as hispanic, they have large enough families back in the mother country to take care of the children.


3 posted on 11/07/2007 2:11:40 PM PST by Bruinator
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To: pissant

Don’t worry, They will be replaced soon by 20 more illegal aliens ...


4 posted on 11/07/2007 2:12:22 PM PST by TexGuy
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To: charles m

My concern is illegals working at our airports who have access to vacant planes (maintenance, cleaning, stocking, etc.) that are not from Mexico. I’m referring to those that got to our country by accessing the open border - from the Middle East.


5 posted on 11/07/2007 2:14:38 PM PST by yorkie
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To: pissant

Huckabee: “What about their children?”.... continuing, “after I’m elected, I promise to change the laws so that illegals here illegally will be legal...and those here legally will be illegal...problem solved! “ Huckleberry smiles ear to ear.


6 posted on 11/07/2007 2:18:00 PM PST by A. Morgan
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To: charles m

bump


7 posted on 11/07/2007 2:19:22 PM PST by VOA
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To: charles m
These illegals need to face long prison time before they are deported to Mexico.

Or wherever the heck they came from.
In Los Angeles, we'll occassionally read some sob-story about
an illegal from Ireland, Hungary or spot that is caught and sent
packing.
And in Charlotte, NC, during the past year of checking immigration
status of arrestees/detainees...I think the LEOs say about 10
percent of the ones they identified and handed over to ICE were
not from Mexico or points south.
8 posted on 11/07/2007 2:22:19 PM PST by VOA
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To: charles m
fraudulent security badges

Badges?!?
9 posted on 11/07/2007 2:24:49 PM PST by evets (beer)
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To: charles m

Nice, just cleaned up one millionth of the problem.


10 posted on 11/07/2007 2:25:01 PM PST by the_devils_advocate_666
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To: charles m

There’s no mention if the illegals will be deported.


11 posted on 11/07/2007 2:27:15 PM PST by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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To: charles m
Each was charged with one count of harboring illegal aliens for financial gain and one count of misuse of Social Security numbers for allegedly assisting the workers in obtaining unauthorized access to secure areas of the airport, including the tarmac, the statement said.

This is alll too confusing. NY state can give illegals drivers licenses, but these poor folks offer them work and they're gonna be sent to the pokey.

12 posted on 11/07/2007 2:46:16 PM PST by umgud (the profound is only so to those that it is)
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To: charles m
to gain access to unauthorized areas of the airport.

And they've been working there how long ?

And airport security doesn't include people who have access to unauthorized areas?

?Guess they're too busy harassing little, white haired, old great grammas with tiny tubes of water colors in her luggage...

13 posted on 11/07/2007 2:48:05 PM PST by maine-iac7 ("...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time" LINCOLN)
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Yeah, but they do manage to keep Americans out of airports who carry bottles of water and too much toothpaste. Doesn't that count for something?
14 posted on 11/07/2007 2:57:45 PM PST by Vigilanteman (Are there any men left in Washington? Or are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud)
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Each was charged with one count of harboring illegal aliens for financial gain

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Gee, it is against the law...just like hiring them.

15 posted on 11/07/2007 3:00:03 PM PST by wtc911 ("How you gonna get back down that hill?")
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To: Man50D
SSDD - Top priority by DHS will be getting them all Amnesty,
at least if they are all back from their Halloween party.


16 posted on 11/07/2007 3:31:42 PM PST by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: charles m
This is insane. These illegals need to face long prison time before they are deported to Mexico

No, the CEO and this woman's management chain need to spend some quality time in Joliet.

17 posted on 11/07/2007 3:33:39 PM PST by Centurion2000 (False modesty is as great a sin as false pride.)
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To: charles m

Someone in our lily livered, PC government better show some cojones soon or it’s going to be to late.


18 posted on 11/07/2007 3:37:51 PM PST by taillightchaser (!)
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To: Man50D

Right. That was MY exact reaction!


19 posted on 11/07/2007 3:48:15 PM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: charles m

Probably 10% of the illegal personnel at O’Hare.


20 posted on 11/07/2007 3:50:59 PM PST by toddlintown (Five bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
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