US EditionFeds open criminal probe into whether ICE officers lied about shooting of Venezuelan man in MN
Video evidence contradicted ICE officers' sworn testimony, leading to dropped charges and a criminal probe; ICE acting director said 37 use-of-force investigations occurred in the past year.
- Todd Lyons, the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, accused two federal agents of lying under oath about a January shooting in Minneapolis involving a Venezuelan national.
- Video evidence has revealed that sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements, according to Lyons.
- Both officers are on administrative leave while an internal investigation is conducted.
- Lyons emphasized that lying under oath is a serious federal offense.
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Time and again, video evidence contradicts federal accounts of immigration agents’ shootings
Federal authorities announced an investigation Friday of two immigration officers who appeared to have made untruthful statements under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month. It is among at least five shootings in which initial descriptions by the immigration officials were later contradicted by video evidence. Those included the fatal Minneapolis shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, in which bystander video quickly raised question…
US federal authorities have opened a criminal investigation into whether two immigration agents lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, while all charges against two Venezuelan men were dropped.
Federal probe launched into ICE officers over alleged false testimony in Minneapolis shooting case
Federal authorities have opened a criminal investigation into whether two ICE officers lied under oath about a Minneapolis shooting, after all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men
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AlKhaleej TodayTwo US officers put on leave for lying about Minneapolis shooting after video contradicts testimony
WASHINGTON, Feb 14 — Two federal agents have been put on leave and are under investigation for allegedly lying about a shooting in Minneapolis last month that left a Venezuelan immigrant wounded, a top US immigration official said yesterday.“Video evidence has revealed that sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements,” Todd Lyons, the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said …
New evidence contradicted the version issued by the agents referring to self-defence, and both police officers were placed on administrative leave until an internal investigation was completed.
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