But, the government should have been cracking down hard on passport fraud about, oh, 4 years ago.
On the other hand:
Mr. Johnson, who was the special agent in charge of the Miami field office of the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security from 2002 to 2004, said the department placed too much emphasis on rapidly processing passport applications.
I appreciate the speed with which they deal with applications. Why can’t they be fast and careful? I know, I know, that would cost money.