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Mexican woman pleads guilty to bribing US border inspector
Associated Press ^ | Jan 5, 2017 7:51 PM EST

Posted on 01/05/2017 9:11:54 PM PST by Olog-hai

A Mexican woman has pleaded guilty to bribing a U.S. border inspector in San Diego with cash and sexual favors for allowing people to enter the country illegally.

Miriam Juarez’s plea agreement, disclosed Thursday in federal court, says she helped smuggle at least 10 people in cars from November 2015 to September 2016 at San Diego’s San Ysidro border crossing, charging them $15,000 each. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Jose Luis Cota has pleaded not guilty to charges of smuggling and receiving bribes. …

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; US: California
KEYWORDS: aliens; borderagents; bribery; california; illegals; miriamjuarez; sanysidro

1 posted on 01/05/2017 9:11:54 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Talking with friends in Tucson, it turns out that bribing border guards at crossing points is well known and rather common. Traffic across the border is heavy when the right guy is on duty.
2 posted on 01/05/2017 9:15:03 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Olog-hai

Looks like she may be testifying against U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Jose Luis Cota.

He will do some hard time.


3 posted on 01/05/2017 9:16:36 PM PST by Timpanagos1
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To: Olog-hai

What are the odds that the bribes paid to Border agents originated as money sent back to Mexico from the US?


4 posted on 01/05/2017 9:17:23 PM PST by Rebelbase (ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/PBS/CNN/FOX are THE LEGACY MEDIA)
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To: Olog-hai
I am SHOCKED! Just shocked!!
How SHOCKING that a border guard might "give in" to bribes and sexual favors!!

SHOCKING! SHOCKING! SHOCKING! SHOCKING! SHOCKING! SHOCKING! SHOCKING! SHOCKING! SHOCKING!

Oh no! The sky is falling! Oh no!!

5 posted on 01/05/2017 9:24:06 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: hinckley buzzard

That should be easy to track, wouldn’t it? I mean, assuming the administration is not encouraging illegal invasion in the future.
That will be refreshing.


6 posted on 01/05/2017 9:44:21 PM PST by GnuThere
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