[Newspoetry] Fwd: (non-work) coupon terrorists

[Joe Futrelle]

>To: ...
>From: ...
>Subject: (non-work) coupon terrorists
>
>Next time you try to cash in that 50 cents cereal coupon,
>don't be surprise that a MIB would step up behind you
>and say, "Sir, keep your hands up where I can see them and
>walk forward."  I can see it now--housewives being pushed into
>black limousines while crying kids running across parking
>lot after their "terrorist" mommy.
>
>("news" clip from infobeat)
>Terrorists Collect Millions From Coupon Scheme
>
>Could a 50-cent coupon for instant oatmeal be funding the next terrorist 
>plot?
>
>Coupons for 25 cents or a dollar off can save money for consumers, but 
>another group of coupon-clipping enthusiasts is also filling its coffers: 
>terrorists.
>
>For years, people with ties to terrorism have been cutting coupons and 
>illegally redeeming them, collecting between $100 million and $125 million 
>annually without actually purchasing any products, Consumer Correspondent 
>Greg Hunter reports for Good Morning America.
>
>One investigator says that given the historical connection, it is likely 
>that the funds contributed to the recent terrorist attacks.
>
>"Did coupon fraud help fund Sept. 11th? I believe it contributed to the 
>funding of Sept. 11th, yes," said Ben Jacobson, a private investigator 
>with Peregrine Group in Miami.
>
>Since Sept. 11, investigators have found that terrorists use a wide array 
>of low-risk and high-reward petty crimes to fund their operations - 
>including cigarette smuggling and credit card fraud. In Maryland, for 
>instance, the state comptroller's office turned over a list of people who 
>have smuggled cigarettes from one state to the other, benefiting from 
>differing state taxes. For years, coupon fraud has also been part of this 
>illicit portfolio.



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Joe Futrelle            http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/People/futrelle
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