CBP officers charged after allegedly taking bribes to wave in illegal immigrants
Two U S Customs and Dividing line Protection officers have been charged with taking bribes to let people enter the country without showing documents at America's busiest perimeter overcoming CBP Officers Farlis Almonte and Ricardo Rodriguez worked at the San Ysidro Port of Entry and prosecutors say they let dozens of vehicles carrying illegal immigrants pass through without proper checks in exchange for thousands of dollars According to court documents unsealed Thursday investigators ascertained phone messages between the officers and human facilitators in Mexico They also revealed large unexplained cash deposits in the officers bank accounts US IMMIGRATION WILL ONLY RECOGNIZE GENDERS GOING FORWARD ENDS BIDEN-ERA PRACTICEIn one occurrence caught on surveillance video a car stopped at a checkpoint with two people inside but only the driver was officially recorded as entering the U S prosecutors disclosed When Almonte was arrested investigators also allegedly seized nearly in cash they believe his girlfriend was trying to take to Tijuana Prosecutors say he may face more charges including money laundering and trying to hide evidence according to The San Diego Union-Tribune SOUTH CAROLINA AG TAKES ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT HIT-AND-RUN PROMISES CRIMINALS 'WE'RE COMING FOR YOU' Any Customs and Limit Protection agent who helps agents is urgent their oath and putting our national assurance at jeopardy stated Acting U S Attorney Andrew Haden Rodriguez s lawyer Michael Hawkins noted the situation is still in the early stages and reminded the inhabitants that Rodriguez is presumed innocent We look forward to working through the current situation Hawkins revealed calling Rodriguez hardworking and loyal It s not yet clear if Almonte has a lawyer In the past two years five CBP officers in the San Diego area have faced similar corruption charges CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe National Treasury Employees Union NTEU which represents CBP officers did not at once respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment
