A former Border Patrol agent who worked in the San Diego area pleaded guilty Thursday to bribery and drug charges, admitting he used his position to help smuggle methamphetamine and undocumented immigrants across the border from Mexico.
Sen. Bob Menendez declared his innocence during an emotional speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday, saying he intends to “prove my innocence” after the Justice Department filed new bribery charges against him.
A CBP officer is accused of accepting bribes in exchange for allowing an individual to import what he believed was several kilograms of cocaine into the U.S.
A former and current DEA agent were convicted by a jury this week on charges related to a bribery scheme.
A DEA agent leaked internal agency secrets about forthcoming charges against a criminal target in Venezuela as part of a bribery scheme, a jury was told this week, the Associated Press reports.
A former investigator for the Department of Homeland Security Investigations has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for a host of crimes, ranging from stealing money from the agency and drug dealers to providing sensitive information to an HSI informant in exchange for bribes, the Justice Department announced Monday.
A former FBI agent who accepted bribes from a realtor was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison followed by two years of supervised release, the Justice Department announced.
The Justice Department announced an additional charge against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, alleging he conspired to act as an illegal foreign agent of Egypt.
