Valley facility linked to al-Qaida
October 01,2004
Alma Walzer
The Monitor
McALLEN — Information provided by a high-ranking al-Qaida operative led authorities to almost a dozen undocumented aliens who worked for the largest supplier of ready-toeat meals for the military, officials said.
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Michael Shelby, said Thursday an al-Qaida member told U.S. military personnel about the Wornick Co., located here.
The information kicked off a review of all staff at Wornick and eventually led the FBI to Remedy Intelligent Staffing in McAllen, which referred a number of employees to the company. Officials also wanted to know why al-Qaida would be interested in the Wornick Co.
Remedy’s indictment, handed down by a federal grand jury on July 20, was unsealed Thursday by U.S. Magistrate Dorina Ramos.
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