1,300 fake law badges seized

CNN ^ | 5/10/05 | CNN

[velyrorenry]

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Federal agents arrested a man on Monday, charging him with possessing and selling more than 1,300 counterfeit badges representing 35 law enforcement agencies, the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency said.

The counterfeits are "very, very good," said Special Agent in Charge Martin Ficke, who added that nine out of 10 would "pass scrutiny."

[velyrorenry]

[Red Badger]

WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' FAKE BADGES!..........

[Diogenesis]

Democratic Party operative Raymond Reggie was let off by the Judge today for USING one of these.

No problem for Democrat Party operatives.

[martin_fierro]

LOL. Larry Klayman had no comment.

[lionheart 247365]

I got mine out of a box of cereal back in the 60 s ...

[Yehuda]

[Fixit]

Badges!? We don't need no steeeeeenkin' badges!

[velyrorenry]

I would love to know how many idiots actually bought them. Even funnier if they displayed them. Imagine the scene

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Along with the badges, they seized two NYPD police uniforms, two-way radios and six firearms, including a Glock 9 mm handgun, a Beretta semiautomatic rifle and a Winchester shotgun, the agency said. Agents also confiscated a used casing from a shoulder-fired missile

[ProudVet77]

It's funny, the feds are so gung ho about having some kind of standardized drivers license, how about they start with standardizing first responder IDs. Which is a bigger threat?

[Cobra64]

I got mine out of a box of cereal back in the 60 s ...

Not I. The Lone Ranger deputized me after Tonto retired.

[Physicist]

[livius]

Agents also confiscated a used casing from a shoulder-fired missile

Hmmmm. Wonder where he used it?

[Feiny]

The FBI badges were easily spotted as fakes because they looked like this:

[Feiny]

hmmmm. one more time

[Lazamataz]

Whenever I see a person flash a badge, and it says "REMOTE LINKING FORBIDDEN, 50megs does not support remote linking of images or files for FREE accounts, PLEASE UPGRADE YOUR ACCOUNT", .....

.... I ask to speak to their supervisor.

[yarddog]

I know it is illegal to impersonate an LEO but never knew that fake badges were illegal too.

[GSWarrior]

This is kind of scary.</p>

[yarddog]

I saw two characters on the X-files who I will bet are not real FBI agents, but they have badges.

[theDentist]

Now if they would start investigating fake Judgeships.

[advance_copy]

Posing as a DHL courier, a federal agent delivered the package to the Bronx apartment of Sergio Khorosh, a Russian who is a permanent U.S. resident, the agency said. After he signed for the package, U.S. Marshals served a search warrant.

Why would a Russian national get in the business of importing fake badges? Hmmmm.

[velyrorenry]

federal agent charged with impersonating DHL Courier :)

[Feiny]

Come on...I reposted it...don't make me smack you stupid...again.

[Lazamataz]

Come on...I reposted it...don't make me smack you stupid...again.

Oh, I want you to.

But only if you wear those heels I like.

[Feiny]

You mean the scuba fins?

[Lazamataz]

You mean the scuba fins?

The HIGH HEEL scuba fins, with the fishnet stockings.

[cherokee1]

I'm from the gov't and I'm here to help you---wanna see my badge? Sounds like a new club in the Big Apple. Did this guy supply the Village People? Impersomating an officer is what got Johny Carson in the Navy---the judge told him he knew how to make it real. Do you suppose a bunch of wanna be's could wind up the same way?

[CyberAnt]

I don't think this is the least bit funny. How many terrorists have purchased these phoney badges - badges which will allow them access to places the average citizen cannot go.

THIS IS NOT FUNNY - THIS IS SCARY AS HELL. The terrorists might not do anything with the badges except get access to places to find out logistics information.

[RightWingAtheist]

My all-time favorite movie!

[Majic]

The Man Behind The Badge

"THIS IS NOT FUNNY - THIS IS SCARY AS HELL. The terrorists might not do anything with the badges except get access to places to find out logistics information."

They can use counterfeit badges, but no terrorist could possibly mimic the charm of those who carry them.

[ZOTnot]

Flight 800 would be a place to start....

[null and void]

*snrk*

[Baraonda]

Yes, it is scary.

[CyberAnt]

Obviously .. you never seen what some of these security guards look like ........

[Lijahsbubbe]

I agree. Very frightening.

[Lijahsbubbe]

I am comforted though, in knowing that this week in the Mpls/St Paul area, police will be taking part in cracking down on people not wearing seat belts. They'll have extra enforcement on the job for it.

[LibertarianInExile]

ROFLMAO.

[velyrorenry]

still a waste of resources! They should concentrate on whether couples living together are married or not.

[King Prout]

loons.

[boofus]

Laugh it up. Until a band of jihadis comes across the Mexican border and gets some of these fake badges and FBI/DEA outfits uses them to home invade some family and behead them on video.

The regular run of the mill home invaders use such tactics and succeed. If the terrorists are taking notes they might try something like that.

[King Prout]

boof,

any half-decent graphics computer user can churn out an LEO ID that'd fool 99.9% of civilians (and LEOs of other forces)

keep your perspective, will ya?

[mdmathis6]

A name like Sergio Khorosh isn't Russian...the last name sounds Muslim ....perhaps Chechnyan origin?

[azhenfud]

"Undocumented Badges"

[azhenfud]

"I got mine out of a box of cereal back in the 60 s ..."

Mine came with my first repeater - and a plastic holster and bullets.

[velyrorenry]

I agree. I wouldn't laugh if I was you. :)

[Charlespg]

Why would a Russian national get in the business of importing fake badges? Hmmmm

TROP?

[DoctorMichael]

".......badges were shipped from Taiwan........."

I'd say a few phone calls to the Taiwanese Embassy are in order regarding our dispatching a few US 'Operatives' to Taiwan and that they should be given a free hand in taking care of the manufacturer.

This is the LEAST the Taiwanese Gub'mint could do seeing as how we keep standing up for them.

Thats how seriously I'm taking this.

[CyberAnt]

That's a good point. How do we find out somebody to contact to get this started.

[DoctorMichael]

How do we find out somebody to contact to get this started.

You got me there. I would hope that a back/trace has already been initiated in the course of the investigation by whoever is in charge (FBI?) to find the little slant-eyed entrepenurial-scumbag thats responsible for this crap.

Who knows, maybe its a Chi-com agent or sympathizer working in Taiwan. A few years back here at FR I got an irate responce to a post from a newbie from Taiwan who was reeeeeeeally po'ed when I referred to the Chi-coms as a bunch of Fascists.

Not all Taiwanese are our friends.

[Paul_Denton]

Who knows, maybe its a Chi-com agent or sympathizer working in Taiwan. A few years back here at FR I got an irate responce to a post from a newbie from Taiwan who was reeeeeeeally po'ed when I referred to the Chi-coms as a bunch of Fascists. Not all Taiwanese are our friends.

Must have been a chi-com sympathizer. Lately the KMT (now called Pan Blue) have been really sucking up to the ChiCom government, including illegal and unauthorized trips and between KMT and ChiCom leaders, and rumors of a secret deal between the ChiComs and KMT.