US EditionDEA Supervisor Accused of $10,000 Visa Bribery Scheme in Dominican Republic
Meliton Cordero approved nearly 120 visa referrals by fabricating applicants as law enforcement sources in a $10,000 bribery scheme to expedite U.S. visa appointments.
- Meliton Cordero, a DEA supervisor in the Dominican Republic, allegedly accepted $10,000 bribes to expedite U.S. visa appointments by falsely claiming applicants were valuable law enforcement sources, reducing wait times from years to about two weeks.
- Cordero submitted or approved nearly 120 visa referrals, an unusually high number, often without meeting the applicants and fabricating their importance to law enforcement.
- An investigation began after a sting operation where an undercover source paid $7,000 and obtained a visa through Cordero’s efforts, exposing the corruption.
- Following Cordero's arrest, the DEA closed its Caribbean office due to this violation of public trust, with officials condemning the misconduct and pledging to preserve the agency's integrity.
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The United States government formally requested a federal court in the District of Columbia to seal the criminal complaint, the affidavit supporting it, and related documents in the case of former DEA chief in the Dominican Republic, Melitón Cordero, as the investigation is ongoing. The motion was filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, headed by Jeanine F. Pirro, who asked the court to order that the documents remain c…
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