No, what I was recalling were several articles posted here at that time, discussing families who had had members murdered & their identities stolen by "men of middle-eastern origin."
No saved links, here's what a search found:
HOW TERRORISTS HAVE INFILTRATED AMERICA
... to Hamas in the Middle East, reconfiguring passports to enable ... bombs and other explosives for use in the Middle East. ... supporting terrorist activities in the Middle East and elsewhere. ...