9-11-interviews-1999-09-sep

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9 11 Commission Report

9 11 Interviews 1999 09 Sep

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On September 16, 1999, Special Agents  SAs!I I[:::::] Federal Bureau of Investigation  FBI!,L_ I
R v e Service  IRS! Criminal Investigation Division,
United States Postal Inspection Service  USPS!, and
United States Immi ration and Naturalization 9
Service  INS!, met with a source who has proven reliable in the
past. The source, who is not in a position to testify.on this
matter, provided the following information:
Source stated thatI I
service based out of his residenceI
 possibly apartmentI I The namethe business is calledI I" whiqh_is translated to mean
Source stated that,of '
Source stated that Somalia is divided into three !
regions: Somaliland  northern region!, Somalia  southern region!
and Bootyland  phonetic, northeast region!. Source stated that
Somaliland is a highly developed and industrialized region of
Somalia, and the tribal warfare is occurring in the southern region
known as Somalia.
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thatI Iare under surveillance.
Source stated thatI
Sour e ovi e a copy of the INS
communication The Horn of Africav
in San Diego, California. Source stated that] |The Horn of
Africa are affiliated with the "non-fundamentalist" group. I
Source has become aware that "all" of the Somali food
stores in th S '  4 e an Diego area, and an Arab food store located on I
45th Street in El Cajon, are involved in a fraud involving EBT
cards  food stamp vouchers! Source stated that indi d l ' . . vi ua s with
EBT cards can enter these businesses and obtain cash from their
dcar s. Source stated that no food purchase is required by the _
owners and employees of the businesses Source stated th t th  . a » e
businesses will provide the card holders with cash, and then charge
a fee for the service. .
~ Source was shown a color copy of a California De artmentof Motor Vehicles  DMV! photographI EIwith
the name and identifiers covered and unreadable Source was unable
to identif ' ' ' 'ctured, but stated that he looks
similar to when he came from Africa.
was shown a color copy of a DMV photograph of
with the name and identifiers covered and
unrea a e._ ource was unable to identify the individual pictured.
- Source was shown a black and white copy of a DMV 'photograph of[;:;;:;;::::;;::::] with the name and identifiers
covered and un e a e. . urce stated that the face of the
individual pictured was familiar, but was unable to recall his
,name.~ Source further recalled having observed the individual at a
Somali restaurant near MidCity Nutrition. Q
Source was shown a color copy of a DMV photograph for»
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unreadable. Source was unable to identify the individual pictured.
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source responded by statin that he/she recalled that the name oftheI q1In previous contacts the source has
provided information thaEI I
- Source was asked by SAE::::]if
information regarding the Paradise Health
E. 8th Street Suite #207 National City,
in ThsS<>1.1r¬=E  wmable to
Source stated that he/she has been acquainted[::::::::::]he/she could provide any
Center, located at 3400
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The source was una5le to provide any information. I
Source was agkgd if could provide any informationregardingI the Somali Community Center.I  n&#39; t t d thatI IObCal1&#39;l¬atI  .Source s a e _
England before coming to the U.S.&#39; Source is aware
has in the past applied for the positionI I
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license plate numbers: A I
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California license p &#39; assigned to a 1988
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California license plate number is assigned to a 1993 Ford, _
registered to I ~
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