Former ICE Official Charged with Scamming Govt out of $582,000 in Salary Scheme With Wife

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former assistant special agent in charge for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in California was arrested Friday on charges that he scammed the government by approving $582,000 in salary and benefits for his wife, who virtually did no work, the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Authorities said that…

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Union Representing ICE Workers Claims Agent Being Harassed in Leak Probe Because of Asian Name

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A leak investigation involving a  Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent  is stirring up controversy. The Washington Post reports that the union representing ICE agent claims the agency is harassing an agent suspected of leaking information about controversial quotas to the media. The American Federation of Government Employees National Council…

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ICE Agent Pleads Guilty in NJ Drug Sting

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent pleaded guilty Wednesday in Newark to conspiring to steal what he thought was a large quantity of cocaine from a purported drug dealer. It turned out to be a sting conducted by ICE. Valentino Johnson, 26, of Brooklyn, who was working as an ICE…

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