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Released: June 03, 2010

Frequent flier has rough landing on TSA watch list

Source: Jon Yates, Chicago Tribune

Sean Kelly is no terrorist, but for years he was treated like one at airports.

For unknown reasons, the Geneva resident landed several years ago on the federal government’s “selectee list” — a secret database of people who are required to undergo additional security screening before boarding a flight.

It was no minor inconvenience. Kelly, a salesman for CSX Transportation, takes more than 30 business trips a year. For his first several years on the list, he was unable to check in online and often underwent time-consuming checks at the airport.

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