Secret Service Agent Admits to Anti-Muslim Graffiti
Posted on 07/25/2002 5:46:40 PM PDT by RCW2001
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Secret Service Agent Admits to Anti-Muslim Graffiti
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| July 25 — DETROIT (Reuters) - A U.S. Secret Service agent has admitted to scrawling anti-Muslim graffiti in the home of an Arab-American man accused of possessing $12 million in phony cashier's checks, federal officials said on Thursday. The 10-year veteran of the Secret Service was placed on leave from the agency and could be fired and face criminal charges for scrawling "Islam is Evil" and "Christ is King" on a Muslim prayer calendar while searching the home of suspect Omar Shishani, U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Collins said. The agent's name was not disclosed. "This type of unprofessional behavior by a fellow agent will not be tolerated," Collins told a news conference. "This unprofessional conduct by a single agent is a gross aberration and a great embarrassment." Secret Service spokesman Anthony Triplett said the agency, whose duties include protecting U.S. presidents, regretted the agent's actions. "The Secret Service does not and will not tolerate cultural and religious biases of any type," Triplett said. Shishani, 47, was arrested last week after arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on a flight from Indonesia allegedly carrying $12 million in counterfeit cashier's checks. Shishani's home in Dearborn, Michigan, was searched after his arrest. The Secret Service agent who has admitted to scrawling the words was a member of the team of federal agents taking part in the search, officials said. Asked about the agent's possible motivation, one senior law enforcement official said, "I think the guy just went brain-dead." Shishani was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday on smuggling and counterfeit securities charges, and ordered on Wednesday held without bail. Federal officials said on Wednesday that Shishani told government agents that he had a business associate with possible links to Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network. The officials also said Shishani claimed to have served with the state intelligence service in his native Jordan before immigrating to the United States, and told government investigators he could help provide them with information about terrorism. Shishani's lawyer, Nabih Ayad, denied that his client claimed to have any information about terrorism, and said he was likely to sue the Secret Service and the agent involved for alleged civil-rights violations. "We feel that this action taken by this individual in the Secret Service is not only startling, basically it's outrageous," Ayad said. "It really undermines the Secret Service's and the terrorism task force's credibility and their effectiveness," he said. |
That's excatly what my ex-wife said during our divorce proceedings!!
This isn't much different than "accidentally" breaking something of a suspect you don't like, which happens all the time.
The agent didn't really think that through before doing it, though.
It would be one if, and only if, the perp was not appropriately reprimanded by his employer, USGOV.
In this case an appropriate reprimand is termination.
The only 'Civil Rights' I recognise exist between a GOV entity and an individual. 'Civil Rights' do not exist person-to-person, or entrepeneur-to-public... with one exception -- if the entrepeneur is a corporation it is subject to the 'private law' established between a GOV and that legal entity to access the privilege of incorporation.
What's up with that? Let's put the immature ones on Clinton's detail.
There is no sow like unto allah, and mohammed is her pimp!
What's up with that?
That was the only concern I had when I read the article...
Or worse, he could end up on Clintoon duty.
Yup! Reminds me of too many guys I've worked with who just cannot grow up.
A couple of scribbles on a calendar change nothing relative to the suspect's guilt or innocence. But defense will do their best to Furmanize the SS person and cast some sort of doubt on the fairness of the process. They've got a chance now, if they can pick a sufficiently stupid jury. Don't laugh; OJ's lawyers did.
You got that right.
That's excatly what my ex-wife said during our divorce proceedings!!"
Your wife knows this Secret Service guy too?
That's excatly what my ex-wife said during our divorce proceedings!!"
Your wife knows this Secret Service guy too?
An understatement, to say the least.
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