RI man charged with lying in U.S.

RI man charged with lying in U.S.

PHILADELPHIA: An Indonesian citizen detained after police saw him taking photographs of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks has been charged with lying about where he lived.

Iman Radito, a delivery driver for a Chinese restaurant in New Hope, allegedly told investigators he lived in an apartment in Queens, New York, but FBI agents said that he had been living with restaurant coworkers at an apartment complex in Bucks County, and had only stayed for two nights at the Queens address he gave to investigators.

Radito, 26, was also charged in a federal court with carrying phony immigration and Social Security cards.

Radito agreed to plead guilty to all charges at a later date, and is likely to be deported, authorities said.

Prosecutors said he entered the country legally on a visa, but failed to leave when it expired in 1999.

Police arrested Radito on Sept. 11 after he was seen snapping pictures of the bridge near its western anchor on the Philadelphia waterfront.

Prosecutors said Radito told investigators he enjoyed taking pictures and wanted to attend photography school. His court- appointed attorney, Edson Bostic, said the photos had nothing to do with terrorism.

"Since 9/11, what would otherwise have been innocent behavior is now highly scrutinized," she said. "He's anxious to put these charges behind him and get on with his life." --AP