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Immigration Officer Puts Wife on No-Fly List

Posted by samzenpus on from the keep-my-wife-please dept.

A British immigration officer has been fired after admitting to adding his wife's name to a no-fly list to be rid of her. The officer's wife was unable to return from Pakistan for three years as a result. From the article: "The tampering went undetected until the immigration officer was selected for promotion and his wife's name was found on the suspects' list during a vetting inquiry."

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  1. Bonus Points for Creativity by mercurized · · Score: 2

    Nice try though, definately something that doesnt come to mind at first. But didnt he get caught just because he applied for that promotion himself? He could have figured that there could be a background scan somewhere, and that it might raise an eyebrow or two not only that his wife is on the list, but that she had been put there by him..

  2. Due process by Dishwasha · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And this is the perfect example of why the citizens should be protective of their rights and not allow themselves to get bullied by the TSA or any like-minded organizations. Give someone too much power without checks and balances and your entire life can be put on hold and leave you in an extremely dangerous situation. But hey, what's one woman's life in exchange for a security blanket for the masses?