Re: DHS letters for fuel and facility access

[Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>]

In response to a snarky question offlist.  Yes, the DHS letters are just 
copies.  Yes, the DHS letters are easy to counterfeit.

Not a lawyer, but counterfeiting an official federal document during a 
national state of emergency likely violates many federal and state laws.

DON'T DO IT.


On Mon, 16 Mar 2020, Sean Donelan wrote:
> On some other mailing lists, FCC licensed operators are reporting they have 
> received letters from the Department of Homeland Security authorizing 
> "access" and "fuel" priority.
>
> Occasionally, DHS issues these letters after natural disasters such as 
> hurricanes for hospitals and critical facilities.  I haven't heard of them 
> issued for pandemics.