{"id":621,"date":"2005-08-23T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2005-08-23T11:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=621"},"modified":"2005-12-11T11:42:15","modified_gmt":"2005-12-11T16:42:15","slug":"did-the-cake-have-a-file-in-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/did-the-cake-have-a-file-in-it","title":{"rendered":"Did the cake have a file in it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I enjoyed this story about an this international smuggling-ring bust<\/a> because it centered around two undercover FBI agents who organized a fake wedding:<\/p>\n

[T]he bride and groom were actually undercover FBI agents who worked with the accused smugglers for several years, said Christopher J. Christie, the U.S. attorney in New Jersey.<\/p>\n

“Invitations were sent out, a date was given and RSVPs were received from different points around the world,” Christie said at a Justice Department news conference.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For some reason, I’m getting a Mr. & Mrs. Smith<\/a> vibe off of this story.<\/p>\n

I mean, the official VM fiancee & I have gone over our guest list a bunch of times, and figuring out co-workers to invite has been a problem. I can’t imagine how tough it would’ve been for our two undercover agents to put together a plausible list: “Gosh, honey, if we invite the kingpin, then we REALLY need to invite those two foot-soldiers we met at the pier. . .”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I enjoyed this story about an this international smuggling-ring bust because it centered around two undercover FBI agents who organized a fake wedding: [T]he bride and groom were actually undercover FBI agents who worked with the accused smugglers for several years, said Christopher J. Christie, the U.S. attorney in New Jersey. “Invitations were sent out, … <\/p>\n

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