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DETROIT (AP) -- A man who was discharged from the Air Force amid allegations he expressed sympathy for Osama bin Laden was found guilty Thursday of lying to get a job as an airport security screener.
A federal jury deliberated for about four hours before convicting Sadeq Naji Ahmed of two counts of making false statements. Each charge is punishable by up to five years in prison.
Sentencing is set for Aug. 22 before U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman.
Ahmed, 25, of Dearborn, was accused of lying to the government about his Air Force discharge in order to get his job at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Prosecutors said he lied on a 2002 Transportation Security Administration questionnaire when he said he never left a job under unfavorable circumstances and when he failed to disclose that his security clearance had been revoked.
Ahmed was fired from the TSA job in August 2003 after the agency learned about his Air Force discharge.
"Every traveler through Detroit Metro Airport should feel confident that the government is taking steps to ensure that all federal employees in charge of security are held to higher standards," U.S. Attorney Stephen Murphy said in a statement following the verdict.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/...TE=MIDTN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
A federal jury deliberated for about four hours before convicting Sadeq Naji Ahmed of two counts of making false statements. Each charge is punishable by up to five years in prison.
Sentencing is set for Aug. 22 before U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman.
Ahmed, 25, of Dearborn, was accused of lying to the government about his Air Force discharge in order to get his job at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Prosecutors said he lied on a 2002 Transportation Security Administration questionnaire when he said he never left a job under unfavorable circumstances and when he failed to disclose that his security clearance had been revoked.
Ahmed was fired from the TSA job in August 2003 after the agency learned about his Air Force discharge.
"Every traveler through Detroit Metro Airport should feel confident that the government is taking steps to ensure that all federal employees in charge of security are held to higher standards," U.S. Attorney Stephen Murphy said in a statement following the verdict.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/...TE=MIDTN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
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