House panel to know why ‘notorious felon’ got expedited airport screening

By alicia-hesse

Published March 25, 2015 12:25pm ET

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House panel to know why ‘notorious felon’ got expedited airport screening — The TSA PreCheck program allows individuals who have passed prior background checks to move quickly through designated lanes of airport security so that security agents can focus on travelers going through the regular lanes.Â (John Moore/Getty Images) | John Moore

A “sufficiently notorious” convicted felon and former member of a domestic terrorist group was cleared for expedited airport screening even though a Transportation Security Administration officer recognized the traveler’s “disqualifying criminal convictions.”

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