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December 2008

December 17, 2008 - Former U.S. Coast Guard Official Pleads Guilty to Extortion (PDF, 2 pages 74 KB)
December 8, 2008 - Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Operator Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $96,000 in Disaster Relief Funds (PDF, 1 pages - 21 KB)
December 4, 2008 - Border Patrol Agent Indicted for Bribery and Narcotics Trafficking (PDF, 1 page - 72 KB)
December 3, 2008 - Another Pleads Guilty in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Disaster Relief Fraud Charges (PDF, 1 page - 11 KB)

November 2008

November 24, 2008 - ICE Agent Indicted in Kickback, Obstruction Scheme (PDF, 2 pages - 27 KB )
November 20, 2008 - Two Indicted on Conspiracy to Steal Government Funds Designated for the Louisiana Road Home Program (PDF, 1 pages - 26 KB)
November 12, 2008 - Former Border Patrol Agent Jose Compean Resentenced Today (PDF, 1 page - 127 KB)

October 2008

October 31, 2008 - Del Rio Resident Indicted and Arrested on Conspiracy Charges (PDF, 1 page - 71 KB)
October 20, 2008 - Two Former Border Patrol Agents Charged With Smuggling Aliens Are Arrested In Mexico (PDF, 2 pages - 53 KB)
October 16, 2008 - Company, Owner and Three Others Indicted for Conspiracy, Tax Fraud, and Other Charges (PDF, 2 pages - 90 KB)
October 7, 2008 - Armor Holdings Products LLC Pays U.S. $30 Million for the Sale of Defective Zylon Bullet-Proof Vests (PDF, 2 pages - 17 KB)

September 2008

September 26, 2008 - Flagship Hotel Owner Sentenced for Filing False Claim With FEMA Hotel Program (PDF, 2 pages - 110 KB)
September 24, 2008 - Two More Pead Guilty to FEMA Fraud (PDF, 2 pages - 70 KB)
September 17. 2008 - Former BP Officer Sentenced for Making False Statements or Entries (PDF, 1 page - 80 KB)
September 3, 2008 - Disaster Fraud Hotline Available to Report Hurricane Gustav-related Fraud (PDF, 1 page - 41 KB)

August 2008

August 30, 2008 - Westwego Woman Indicted in Hurricane Katrina Fraud (PDF, 1 page - 14 KB)

July 2008

July 10, 2008 - Former ICE Enforcement Agent Sentenced to 87 Months' Imprisonment to Abuse Charges (PDF, 3 pages - 21 KB)

June 2008

June 18, 2008 - TSA and Delta Employees Plead Guilty in Drug Smuggling Sting at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport (PDF, 3 pages - 75 KB)
June 17, 2008 - Sacramento Man Admits Filing False Claim to Steal Hurricane Katrina Disaster Assistance (PDF, 2 pages - 27 KB)
June 11, 2008 - West Palm Beach Woman Arrested on Multiple Charges of FEMA Fraud and Identity Theft (PDF, 2 pages - 19 KB)
June 9, 2008 - Eight Sentenced for Participating in Houston FEMA Fraud Ring (PDF, 2 pages - 113 KB)
June 9, 2008 - BP Agent Arrested in Smuggling Conspiracy (PDF, 1 pages - 84 KB)
June 6, 2008 - FEMA Manager Indicted for Embezzlement of Travel Trailer Intended for Victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita(PDF, 2 pages - 30 KB)
June 4, 2008 - Mathis Woman Arrested for Katrina Fraud (PDF, 2 pages - 77 KB)
June 4, 2008 - Yuma Customs Officer and Other Indicted for Conspiracy to Bring Illegal aliens Into U.S. (PDF, 2 pages - 51 KB)

May 2008

May 29, 2008 - Former CBP Officer Indicted for Accepting Bribes in Scheme that Brokered Travel Permits (PDF, 2 pages - 100 KB)
May 28, 2008 - Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrests of Supervisory Customs Officer and Six Others for Corruption and Drug Importation Conspiracy(PDF, 4 pages - 121 KB)
May 16, 2008 - BP Officer Arrested for Selling Badges to Transport Cocaine (PDF, 2 pages - 104 KB)
May 14, 2008 Two Indicted in Visa Program Fraud (PDF, 2 pages 80 KB)
May 14, 2008 - Chesapeake Resident Sentenced for Filing Fraudulent Hurricane Katrina Damage Claims with FEMA (PDF, 1 pages - 100 KB)
May 13, 2008 - Yuma Customs Officer and Others Arrested for conspiracy to Bring Illegal Aliens Into U.S. (PDF, 4 pages 103 KB)
May 5, 2008 - CBP Officer Arrested for Accepting Bribes for Travel Permits (PDF, 1 page - 88 KB)
May 1, 2008 - Immigration Officer Arrested in Bribery Case (PDF, 2 pages - 171 KB)

April 2008

April 24, 2008 - Fourteen Inmates Indicted for Hurricane Katrina Fraud (PDF, 3 pages - 28 KB)
April 21, 2008 - Former El Paso Customs and Border Protection Officer Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Federal Prison on Drug Charge (PDF, 1 page - 103 KB)
April 17, 2008 - Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila Pleads Guilty to Drug Smuggling Charges (PDF, 1 page - 73 KB)
April 17, 2008 -U.S. Coast Guard Official Charged with Bribery and Extortion (PDF, 2 pages - 77 KB)
April 17, 2008 - USDA Employees and Pest Control Service Owner Indicted for Permitting Infested Agricultural Products to Enter US (PDF, 2 pages - 70 KB)
April 11, 2008 - Customs and Border Protection Officer Sentenced in Drug Distribution Scheme (PDF, 2 pages - 89 KB)
April 3, 2008 - Former ICE Enforcement Agent Pleads Guilty to Abuse Charges (PDF, 2 pages - 24 KB)

March 2008

March 07, 2008 - U.S. Citzenship and Immigration Services Deputy Assistant Chief of Internal Affairs Sentenced (PDF, 2 pages - 100 KB)

February 2008

February 19, 2008 - Former Mexican Police Chief Sentenced to Prison for Bribery (PDF, 1 pages - 29 KB)

January 2008

January 8, 2008 - CBP Officer Arrested for Aiding and Abetting Undocumented Alien (PDF, 1 page - 58 KB)

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