# Would This Be Legal?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-legal/115193>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 21, 2002, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-legal/115193 "2002-06-21T03:39:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-legal/115193/21 "2003-05-31T05:55:06Z")

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Bumping this up because of [this news story!](http://www.dailyherald.com/cook/main_story.asp?intID=3777133)

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> A 50-year-old hospital worker from Hanover Park was expected to bail herself out of federal jail Thursday after being charged with lying about a suburban operation to allegedly build an unmanned airplane in Pakistan.
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> The operation used Chicago’s niche as an international transportation hub to order the high-tech components from spy shops, hobby stores and communications companies from Lake Zurich to California. The parts were funneled through two Des Plaines shipping firms, which were instructed to send them via O’Hare International Airport to Canada en route to Pakistan, federal authorities alleged in court documents.

Not sure what tipped the Feds off, but it looks like even _ordering_ the stuff necessary to build the thing would get you into a bit of trouble.:eek:

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**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-legal/115193/22 "2003-05-31T15:48:00Z")

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> \*\*Not sure what tipped the Feds off, but it looks like even _ordering_ the stuff necessary to build the thing would get you into a bit of trouble.:eek: \*\*

Data mining is a powerful thing.

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**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-legal/115193/23 "2003-05-31T17:33:15Z")

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[Low Cost Cruise Mssile](http://www.interestingprojects.com/cruisemissile/), a project stemming from a discussion in the forum I mentioned.

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-legal/115193/24 "2003-05-31T17:56:04Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Wikkit \*  
> \*\*[Low Cost Cruise Mssile](http://www.interestingprojects.com/cruisemissile/), a project stemming from a discussion in the forum I mentioned. \*\*

Well, he’s a Kiwi, so it might not set the alarm bells off with the Federales like shipping those things to Pakistan would. Definately going to have to watch the site and see what happens.

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**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-legal/115193/25 "2003-05-31T19:30:17Z")

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> \*Originally posted by RealityChuck \*  
> \*\*Yes. The laws of aerodynamics. \*\*

Best. Reply. Ever. 😉

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