The
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) cleared a "notorious
convicted felon" to use the TSA’s PreCheck lanes, according to an Office of
Inspector General (OIG) of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report. According to the TSA, PreCheck “allows
low-risk travelers to experience expedited, more efficient security screening
at participating U.S. airport checkpoints.” The
report was
titled “Allegation of Granting Expedited Screening through TSA PreCheck
Improperly.” "The traveler is a former member of a domestic terrorist
group," said the report. "While a member, the traveler was involved
in numerous felonious criminal activities that led to arrest and conviction.
After serving a multiple-year sentence, the traveler was released from
prison."
TSA determines whether a traveler is eligible for membership in
the PreCheck program by evaluating “applicant biographic information and
fingerprints against intelligence, law enforcement, and immigration automated
data systems.” "TSA will deny membership to an applicant confirmed to be a
match to an intelligence-based data system, convicted of any of the 28
disqualifying criminal offenses, or not a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent
Resident," says the report……To Read More…..
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