{"id":28562,"date":"2016-12-24T18:12:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-25T02:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=28562"},"modified":"2016-12-24T18:12:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-25T02:12:23","slug":"fbi-corruption-on-the-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=28562","title":{"rendered":"FBI: Corruption on the Border"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New Campaign Enlists the Public\u2019s Help<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The border awareness campaign includes publicity outreach efforts, such as the poster above, in 10 FBI field offices whose areas of responsibility include border crossings, airports, and seaports.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During his trial on public corruption charges in 2013, former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Hector Rodriguez admitted that he had been receiving bribes of cash and luxury items for two years in return for admitting illegal aliens into the U.S. through his inspection lane at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, California.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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While the overwhelming majority of law enforcement officers and public officials who work at the country\u2019s ports and borders are honest and dedicated, even one corrupt official like Rodriguez can pose a serious threat to the nation\u2019s security\u2014because what if one of those individuals smuggled through a port of entry is a terrorist carrying a bomb?<\/span><\/p>\n

For that reason, the FBI\u2014in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security\u2014is launching a campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of border corruption so that citizens and government employees who see corruption or suspicious activity will call the FBI to report it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cPublic corruption is the FBI\u2019s top criminal priority,\u201d said Sergio Galvan, chief of the Bureau\u2019s Public Corruption Unit at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. \u201cIt is critical for us to engage the public to help stop these crimes. We\u2019re not expecting citizens to be detectives,\u201d Galvan explained, \u201cbut if you see something that doesn\u2019t seem right, report it. If you notice someone going through security without being searched, or if you work on the border and know someone in your agency that is looking the other way, call the FBI.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Adding, “we want to know what people are seeing and hearing, whether you are a frequent traveler, a truck driver, or a law enforcement official who works on the border.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hector Rodriguez pleaded guilty to receiving bribes and bringing aliens into the country for financial gain. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 2013 he was sentenced to five years in prison and three years of supervised release for receiving thousands of dollars in cash, along with Rolex watches and an expensive vehicle, for looking the other way.<\/span><\/p>\n

But public corruption on the border is by no means limited to the Southwest border.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The border awareness campaign will include publicity outreach efforts in 10 FBI field offices whose areas of responsibility include U.S. ports of entry such as border crossings, airports, and seaports. The cities are Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; El Paso and San Antonio, Texas; Fargo, North Dakota; Los Angeles and San Diego, California; Miami, Florida; Phoenix, Arizona; and Seattle, Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe point of our public awareness campaign is that we need your eyes and ears to help keep the country safe.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n
Sergio Galvan, FBI Public Corruption Unit<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n