INS Supervisor Accused of Taking Bribe to Admit Aliens

AP ^ | 10-20-01

[Oldeconomybuyer]

INS Supervisor Accused of Taking Bribe to Admit Aliens

The Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) - An immigration supervisor was accused of taking a $6,000 bribe to illegally admit a Colombian woman flying into Miami, and his indictment hints at more payoffs for illegal entry.

Fredy Barragan, an Immigration and Naturalization Service supervisor at Miami International Airport since 1997, was held on $200,000 bond on charges that carry a possible 15-year prison sentence.

His wife Katherine and his sister-in-law Monica Andrioli were charged with him in an alleged alien-smuggling conspiracy. The indictment, unsealed Friday, outlines dates but has few details.

"We will do everything, and I mean everything, in our power to bring these people to justice," INS district director John Bulger said. "It is a painful process for the rest of our employees who don't break the law, but it is a necessary one."

Barragan was charged with taking a $6,000 bribe for stamping Colombian citizen Luisa Hoyos' passport as a permanent U.S. resident in 1997. Hoyos' husband paid $4,000 more in June for a confidential report about her and backdating her passport stamp, according to the indictment.

Andrioli allegedly told someone in July that Fredy Barragan "typically charged $6,000 to $7,000 for each person he smuggled into the United States," the indictment said.

Andrioli, who faces a possible five-year prison sentence, was accused of taking trips to Cali, Colombia, to meet with Hoyos to arrange her trip to Miami and accept the bribe in 1997.

Katherine Barragan, who could receive a 15-year sentence if convicted, was accused of collecting the $4,000 bribe and talked about erasing entries from Hoyos' immigration record.

The Barragans had not immediately hired a lawyer Friday.

AP-ES-10-20-01 0720EDT

[cyberwatcher]

Under the present circumstancees, the charge for this type of crime should be TREASON.

[fone]

Miami-Dade (who spawned Janet Nero) is infested with corruption. Let 'em fry.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

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[schaketo]

You
Your address
Your city, state, zip

Saturday, October 20, 2001

Honorable George W. Bush – Senator – Congress Critter, etc
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20500

Dear President Bush - Senator – Congress Critter, etc,

Please work to ensure NO ONE from a country on our “known to support terrorists” list is allowed in our country for ANY reason. Please cause the INS to do their job today and tighten up the laws tomorrow.

The enemy is in this country right now. And any terrorists who are not already here are free to immigrate. The government has been doing an excellent job rounding up suspects from the last two attacks. But what about the next attack? We thought there was only one murderous Islamic cell in America the last time, too. Congress has authority to pass a law tomorrow requiring aliens from suspect countries to leave. As far as the Constitution is concerned, aliens, which is to say non-citizens, are here at this country's pleasure. They have no constitutional right to be here.

Thank you for all you do for (Your State) and America.

Sincerely,
You

[MissAmericanPie]

Now it becomes clear how Attah was able to re-enter the United States three times on an expired visa. The whole thing should be shut down until this is cleaned up.