| His French passport said he was 5-feet-11, but he stood an inch taller than an inspector who measures 6-feet-2. He said his name was Amadou Seck, the name on the passport, but he couldn't reproduce the signature. When asked in French what his real name is, he said, "It is too early for me to tell you that." And when asked why he was coming to the United States, he said "someone" had sent him to New York to observe what was happening there. He also said he was a computer programmer but refused to name his employer. An INS agent eventually administered an oath and Fall said he would swear on the Koran to answer questions. Then he refused to give his real name. When he finally did give it, he said he was born May 16, 1977, in Gabon, Africa. But he couldn't explain the two-year discrepancy between his birth date and the one on the license. After some checking, according to the affidavit, INS found a Manel Fall who is a citizen of Senegal but lives in Saudi Arabia. But that Manel Fall was born in 1958. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, by Torsten Ove) |