Former Guard Accused Of Hiding Muslim Ties

August 14, 2007

Author: Dan Morse

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/13/AR2007081300983.html

On April 19, 2005, Darrick Jackson completed an application to work as a private security guard at an entrance gate to Andrews Air Force Base.

"Have you ever used or been known by another name?" he was asked in the second of 20 queries.

"No," Jackson answered.

He got the job.

Federal prosecutors now allege that Jackson intentionally withheld his Muslim name, Abdul-Jalil Mohammad, to conceal a connection to a controversial imam in Southeast Washington. Jackson, 37, who is no longer in the civilian job, has been charged with making a false statement, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.