Sunday, February 25, 2007
SECURITY MIXUP DELAYS ENTRY OF PHILLIES PLAYER
Philadelphia Phillies infielder Danny Sandoval's visa issuance was delayed when his name matched with a wanted criminal. Sandoval applied for a visa on February 13th and the visa was held up while it was determined that the wanted Sandoval was indeed not the same as the baseball player. Sandoval was issued the visa this past Wednesday. The Phillies noted that something similar happened a few years ago to former Phillies pitcher Carlos Silva.
According to Sal Artiaga, the Phillies director of Latin American operations
"Apparently there is a warrant out for that individual, so they have to go through a security check," Artiaga said of Sandoval and Silva. "That goes from immigration to the Justice Department. Once that happens it's completely out of our hands. Unfortunately, he was just a victim of that."
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 6:28 PM
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According to Sal Artiaga, the Phillies director of Latin American operations
"Apparently there is a warrant out for that individual, so they have to go through a security check," Artiaga said of Sandoval and Silva. "That goes from immigration to the Justice Department. Once that happens it's completely out of our hands. Unfortunately, he was just a victim of that."
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 6:28 PM
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