As I recall, they made this guy in Pakistan. He had been arrested, and they let him go so-as to track him.
He went to Egypt - to Zurich - back to Egypt - back to Zurich - and on to Chicago with 10-large.
The FBI was with him all the way, on the same plane. The Chicago Police made the collar at the gate, but they weren't told why.
Seems there were at least 6 'Agents' on each flight he made, and probably more on the flight to Chicago.
Personally, I think this punk has been singing like a canary! He was completely secret for a month, and we've rounded-up about 20 to 25 previously unknown perps in that time, including some other Americans.
If it weren't for 'Leaky-Leahey', we wouldn't know anything. The best move was not letting Leahey know we had this punk for a month. All this data was posted overnight here Tues-Wed. Stay well and vigilant.............FRegards
Thanks for the corroborating post and for fleshing in the details. I was hard pressed to listen to Batchelor and Alexander on Monday night, competing as they were against the D'Backs v. Yankees rematch in Yankee Stadium. (I'm happy to say that my loyalty to the Yankees broadcast was rewarded with Thames' first-major-league-pitch HR against Randy Johnson, and Spencer's 8th-inning come-from-behind Grand Slam : ) When I finally got to listen to Batchelor and Alexander, I had to be content with mere allusions to the details they had broadcast earlier. It was clear, however, that the authorities have a lot of information about Padillo and plenty of info to win their hardball investigation. I agree that he'll be singing like a canary, if he isn't already.
Thanks again.
Forgot to mention that Batchelor and Alexander were commenting on -- and praising -- the role played by Russian intel in this case, and were downplaying Zabaydah as the main source of info on Padillo. FRegards!