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State Department Orders Tarrant County to Stop Issuing Passports
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/State-Department-Orders-Tarrant-County-to-Stop-Issuing-Passports-312266481.htmlIn a highly unusual move, the U.S. State Department has ordered Tarrant County to indefinitely stop issuing passports.
The order comes amid a federal investigation into the use of fraudulent documents to obtain passports in Tarrant County and whether clerks followed proper procedures, according to a person familiar with the case.
Tarrant County District Clerk Tom Wilder said the State Department sent an email on June 25 ordering him to immediately close the county’s passport offices.
The email, which was followed by a formal letter, did not specify why, he said.
The order comes amid a federal investigation into the use of fraudulent documents to obtain passports in Tarrant County and whether clerks followed proper procedures, according to a person familiar with the case.
Tarrant County District Clerk Tom Wilder said the State Department sent an email on June 25 ordering him to immediately close the county’s passport offices.
The email, which was followed by a formal letter, did not specify why, he said.
Wow, something is certainly rotten in Tarrant County for this to occur.
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