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Flyer Beware: Heavy Fines Assigned For Carryon Contraband
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 08:42:49 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 00:20:13 -0500 To: <undisclosed-recipient:;> Subject: Flyer Beware: Heavy Fines Assigned For Carryon Contraband Hank Investigates Flyer Beware: Heavy Fines Assigned For Carryon Contraband Air Date: 03/02/2005 Reported By: Hank Phillippi Ryan Producer: Mary Schwager Targeting all air travelers: the Feds are cracking down on the contents of your carry on bags! Most passengers don't know it, but If you break the rules, you could face a hefty fine and have your name entered in a secret database. Kirk Roth's business trip out of Manchester airport cost him much more than his plane fare. First TSA Screeners discovered a utility knife like this in his bag. "So I was a bit embarrassed that I had overlooked the fact that it was in the briefcase," Roth said. But then the unexpected consequences: he was hit with a hefty fine and given a record with US homeland security. Our investigation found he's one of thousands of travelers now caught by a little known TSA system to punish passengers who break the carry-on rules, not only with fines, but also with automatic placement in a secret government database. According to the TSA, regular citizens cannot find out if their name is on that list. ... http://www.whdh.com/features/articles/hank/DBM1305/ ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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