Officers accused of taking bribes to allow undocumented immigrants across border
- Two CBP officers, Almonte and Rodriguez, faced charges in San Diego for taking bribes.
- Smugglers directed to certain lanes and times implicated the officers, according to court documents.
- The officers allegedly informed co-conspirators of their work schedules and lane assignments.
- Prosecutors said Almonte allowed at least 45 crossings and investigators seized nearly $70,000.
- The case highlights the risk of corruption within CBP and its impact on national security.
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CBP officers charged after allegedly taking bribes to wave in illegal immigrants
close Video VetComm founder ‘happy’ to see Trump ‘closed’ the southern border ‘Fox News @ Night’ panelists Kate Monroe and Chef Andrew Gruel discuss the latest headlines on tariffs, deportations and more. Two U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have been charged with taking bribes to let people enter the country without showing documents at America’s busiest border crossing. CBP Officers Farlis Almonte and Ricardo Rodriguez worked at …
2 U.S. border inspectors are charged with taking bribes to wave in people without documents
Two U.S. border inspectors in Southern California have been charged with taking thousands of dollars in bribes to allow people to enter the country through the nation’s busiest port of entry without showing documents, prosecutors said.
Border inspectors charged with taking bribes to wave in people without documents
Two U.S. border inspectors in Southern California have been charged with taking thousands of dollars in bribes to allow people to enter the country through the nation's busiest port of entry without showing documents, prosecutors said.
Two U.S. immigration agents accused of accepting bribes to allow illegal entry
Two U.S. border inspectors in Southern California have been accused of accepting thousands of dollars in bribes to allow people to enter the country through the nation's busiest port of entry without showing any documents, prosecutors said.The agents of the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP), Farlis Almonte and Ricardo Rodriguez, were assigned to the migration inspection booths at the San Ysidro port of entry.
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