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INS PLACES EMPLOYEES ON LEAVE
November 14, 2002
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) - The Immigration and Naturalization Service said Thursday that several employees have been placed on leave, reportedly as part of an investigation into how a man suspected of ties to a terrorist group was granted citizenship.
The man was under scrutiny by the FBI New York Police Department Joint Terrorist Task Force because of suspected ties to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, The New York Times reported Thursday.
The unidentified man became a citizen last month and the INS has since placed five employees on administrative leave, according to the newspaper, which cited interviews with law enforcement and agency officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Nancy Cohen, a spokeswoman for the INS in Washington, confirmed an agency review involves INS offices in New York and Newark, N.J., and that several employees have been placed on paid leave.
She declined further comment.
INS PLACES EMPLOYEES ON LEAVE
November 14, 2002
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) - The Immigration and Naturalization Service said Thursday that several employees have been placed on leave, reportedly as part of an investigation into how a man suspected of ties to a terrorist group was granted citizenship.
The man was under scrutiny by the FBI New York Police Department Joint Terrorist Task Force because of suspected ties to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, The New York Times reported Thursday.
The unidentified man became a citizen last month and the INS has since placed five employees on administrative leave, according to the newspaper, which cited interviews with law enforcement and agency officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Nancy Cohen, a spokeswoman for the INS in Washington, confirmed an agency review involves INS offices in New York and Newark, N.J., and that several employees have been placed on paid leave.
She declined further comment.
