Nearly 200 Homeland Security Employee Accepted Bribes in Past Decade
Nearly 200 employees and contract workers for Homeland Security have accepted bribes totaling about $150 million over the past 10 years.
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Border Patrol Officer Accused of Taking Bribes of Money, Sex for Helping Smugglers
A Border Patrol officer is accused of receiving money and sexual favors from undocumented immigrants entering the U.S. from Mexico.
FBI Busts Nearly All Top Officials in Crystal City, Texas As Part of Bribery Probe
The indictment led to the arrests of the city’s mayor, mayor pro tempore, a current and former city council member and the city manager.
U.S. Immigration Officer Sent to Federal Prison for Accepting Bribes of Cash, Egg Rolls
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A U.S. immigration officer who accepted bribes of cash and egg rolls from people seeking citizenship and green cards was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison last week, Fox News reports. Mai Nhu Nguyen, 48, an officer with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in Santa Ana, Calif., pleaded guilty to…
FBI Allowed Nearly 6,000 Crimes to Be Committed in 2012 – Up from Previous Year
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI allowed its informants to break the law , all in the name of fighting crime. According to the Final Call the FBI permitted nearly 6,000 violations of the law by informants. That’s a 5% hike over the previous year. The law violations range from acts of violence to using drugs and bribing…
Former Governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico Is Indicted on Racketeering Charges
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The former governor of the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico has been indicted on charges that he allowed large-scale drug rings to operate in exchange for large bribes from drug traffickers, the FBI announced Monday. Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba, 56 was charged with the RICO statute and several conspiracy charges. Ruvalcaba, who served as…
FBI Investigation Threatens to Damage Reputation of Democrats in California
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Democrats in California are in a vulnerable position. Democratic State Sen. Ron Calderon is accused of taking cash bribes in exchange for promoting bills. But when his Democratic colleagues in the California Senate removed him from committees in the past month, Calderon has publicly lashed out at his own party, the Associated…
Two City Councilmen in Georgia Were Indicted on Accusations of Taking $20,000 in Bribes
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two city councilmen accused of splitting $20,000 in bribes were indicted by a grand jury Tuesday, the Macon Telegraph reports. Forsyth City Councilmen Desi Hansford and James Calloway face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on three counts. Hansford “admitted to receiving the previous $5,000 bribe in January….