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A few minutes later, I escorted him out of the building. I guess my
moment of glory as a suspected international terrorist was over, so I
returned to my desk, wondering how much tax money was wasted on this
nonsense.

Michael
The pilot formerly known as a suspected international terrorist
^^^^^^^^

Uh huh, right.... Has Jay got your mug shot? Just so we can all be on
the lookout for you.

Seriously, Mike, I'm glad you got the guy straightened out. You might
explore the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act). Unless you already have the
information, I think you are entitled to know who tipped off the FBI. You
might want to give him or her the same information you gave the
investigator.
As a former employee of the US government, I was the subject of
numerous background investigations related to sensitive jobs I worked on. I
had a right to, and did, request and receive a report on those
investigations, the statements made, and the list of people questioned.
The reports consisted of photocopies of the actual forms, notes and
letters pertaining to the investigations. In some cases, the material was
redacted to conceal names of certain people who were not germaine to the
investigation.