Word: stolen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Iranian operatives in Lebanon are in the business of killing Americans," the commission charged. Reinforcing that finding, CBS News reported last week that Iranian pilots are being trained to fly kamikaze missions against the U.S. fleet off the Lebanese coast; CBS also reported that U.S. military vehicles had been stolen in West Germany by Iranian terrorists to use in bomb attacks on American bases in Europe. The Long panel described terrorism as "warfare on the cheap," and noted that "it permits small countries to attack U.S. interests in a manner which, if done openly, would constitute acts...
...said cards stolen last year at Harvard had been used by a local group to charge merchandise, and that they were somehow transferred to a ring based in Lawrence, N.H., which used the cards to purchase airline tickets...
Between April and September, there were 20 credit card thefts at Blodgett Pool, Harvard Police Captain Jack W. Morse said last month. Earlier estimates put the value of goods charged on the stolen cards at $50,000, but Gianetti said yesterday he thought the total was closer...
...airline ticket ring, which is understood better, there are two definite suspects who seemed to be using stolen credit cards to purchase plane tickets specifically for individuals, Gianetti said. "They've built up quite a clientele," he said...
They investigate all fraudulent use of lost or stolen cards in New England and New York...