Audio By Carbonatix
A Ghanaian employee with Delta Airlines has reportedly been fired after he exposed a security breach at the JFK Airport in New York.
Eric Amankwah, a customer service agent, is quoted by the Black Star newspaper network as saying that he was ordered by his supervisor on 2nd January to evade customs officials and deliver a suitcase to other airport employees so that it could be loaded onto an outgoing flight without inspection.
Twenty-eight-year-old Amankwah claims that he was told that Delta Airlines would be fined if the suitcase went through customs.
Fearing that he had violated the law and was being set up by his bosses, he e-mailed and called two of his supervisors, seeking reassurance that he wouldn't face any disciplinary action over what he had been ordered to do.
Amankwah recorded his conversations and sent e-mails to Delta's CEO and other top executives about what he described as his "special assignment."
When he returned to work later, he said he was interviewed and suspended by Delta's director of operations at JFK.
Amankwah said he had also been suspended in mid-December, and that a second suspension meant he was immediately terminated.
A lawyer for Amankwah told Fox News channel that the details of the report are essentially correct.
But Delta Airlines spokesman Ed Stewart says Amankwah was not fired and that they want to talk with him.
Stewart could neither confirm nor deny the rest of the story, but said an investigation is underway — and that Amankwah's supervisors are being interviewed.
Source: Myjoyonline.com/Ghana
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Former deputy A-G says 1931 extradition treaty with US is outdated
44 seconds -
Any prosecutor who files 78 charges is not serious — Kofi Bentil on Ofori‑Atta Case
9 minutes -
CPP’s Ghanamannti slams L.I. revocation on illegal mining
17 minutes -
Prosecution strategy against Ofori-Atta likely to fail – Kofi Bentil
22 minutes -
It will be a small miracle to extradite Ken Ofori-Atta — Kofi Bentil
27 minutes -
Ofori-Atta could claim political bias in extradition proceedings — Prof. Appiagyei-Atua
44 minutes -
Supreme Court step in Kpandai case highlights procedural oversight — Tuah-Yeboah
55 minutes -
Alban Bagbin is my favourite Speaker in the fourth republic – Kofi Bentil
59 minutes -
Kofi Bentil calls for special court to tackle election-related cases
1 hour -
Former deputy A-G alleges improper court process in Kpandai election matter
1 hour -
‘Aben Wo Ha News’ fanbase bond over year-end excursion to Buaben-Fiema and Kintampo falls
1 hour -
Clerk to parliament overstepped in triggering EC action on Kpandai seat- Tuah-Yeboah
2 hours -
Nyindam should remain an MP until appeals end – Prof Appiagyei-Atua
2 hours -
The idea that elections are won at the polling stations generates violence – Kofi Bentil
2 hours -
Parliament’s declaration Kpandai seat vacant was premature – Kofi Bentil
2 hours
