Border Crossing Story Was a Hoax, Report Says
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The FBI has concluded that the information which led to a hunt for five men thought to have entered the United States illegally on Christmas Eve was fabricated by an informant, ABC News reported.
Citing unnamed sources, ABC said the informant identified as Michael John Hamdani, who was arrested in Canada, made up the story about men who sought false passports in an attempt to clear himself on criminal charges he was facing in the U.S. An FBI spokesman declined comment.
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