The former agent faces federal charges of bribery, smuggling and wire fraud for allegedly asking for a $5,000 bribe to allow a migrant to stay in the country.
A former U.S. Border Patrol agent is facing federal charges of bribery, smuggling and wire fraud for allegedly asking for a $5,000 bribe to allow a migrant to stay in the country with fraudulent government documents.
"CBP takes allegations of misconduct seriously and investigates them thoroughly," the agency said in a statement."The United States Border Patrol is cooperating with the investigation."reported the charges earlier Tuesday. The migrant told federal investigators that Castillo stopped the van at some point to offer"papeles," or papers, which the alleged victim interpreted as immigration documents. Castillo, the migrant told investigators, said the files would be erased from the system within two weeks, allowing the migrant to"essentially be free to remain" in the U.S., the affidavit said.
The migrant received a call from the same person the following day. The migrant, officials said, asked the caller whether the alleged $5,000 bribe was a safe transaction."It's very safe," said the caller, who investigators again determined to be Castillo.
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