Bogus reporter was an encore role
The fake October news conference held by the Federal Emergency Management Agency was not the first time a Homeland Security public affairs official acted like a reporter by asking questions during a briefing.
On Feb. 3, 2006, an official with Immigration and Customs Enforcement asked a question during a news conference in San Antonio, according to an investigation by the Homeland Security Department -- the parent agency of FEMA and ICE.
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