Criminals snared by new biometric cross-checks / Computing, 10 July 2008
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2221180/criminals-snared-biometric-4112481
Tom Young
"The UK visas agency has identified a number of suspected criminals overseas by cross matching its new biometric database of visa applicants with older police databases. Among those identified in the cross matching scheme – which has been running for two months – are two applicants in Vietnam whose fingerprints matched those found on a crime scene over 20 years ago, while a UK rape suspect was recently arrested in Australia. "As well as those wanted for questioning, there are people who are immigration compliant who may have a criminal record who obviously we want to keep out," said Mark Sedwill, international director of the UK Border Agency".