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  • U.S. Consul in Jordan Relieved of Duties for Visa Scam

    11/27/2002 3:40:11 PM PST · by knighthawk · 14 replies · 272+ views
    Islam Online ^ | November 27 2002
    AMMAN, November 27 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - U.S. Consul Les Hickman has been "relieved of his responsibilities" amid an investigation into embezzlement involving a visa scam at the U.S. embassy in Amman, diplomatic sources said Wednesday, November 27. The probe - the first of its kind in Jordan - is focusing on "large sums of money" paid by individuals for visas to the United States, which has restricted the entry of foreigners following last year's attacks, the sources told Agence France-Presse (AFP). Hickman, consular chief and first secretary at the U.S. embassy in Amman since July 2000, will be...