Turns out that the Feds raided warehouses around O’Hare airport today. the temp agency that had placed the workers had allegedly done so using fake identification.
From Aero News:
Two managers at Ideal Staffing Solutions Inc, the temporary agency that hired the workers, were also arrested in the sting operation aimed at identifying “national security vulnerabilities,” according to the Chicago Tribune. The agency allegedly hired the workers despite the fact they were in the country illegally, and provided them with deactivated badges giving them access to secure areas around O’Hare.
“Most of these workers loaded pallets, freight and meals for companies doing business at O’Hare,” including commercial airlines, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent Elissa A. Brown. “The government can’t be too vigilant when it comes to airport employees gaining access to secure areas, especially if they lie about their identities and we have no idea who they are, and what their true intentions may be.”
ICE agents cited several incidents of alleged shady practices at Ideal Staffing… including actions by manager Norinye Benitez, who allegedly pushed a box filled with 20 ID badges toward a worker, and instructed him to “pick one with a picture that most closely resembled his own likeness.” That worker, who was cooperating with federal agents, used the deactivated badge to access a United Airlines cargo facility, officials say.
It is truly frightening what some unscrupulous companies will do in search of a quick buck. At the risk of leaning on the FUD button, this could have had a much different ending.
Tags: O’Hare Illegal Workers, O’Hare Employee Fake ID, Fake ID
