October 20, 2005
California: Secrets, Lies and the U.S.-Mexico Border

Associated Press

SAN DIEGO, California -- A Customs Service official resigned her post and pleaded guilty in federal court to making a false statement about her relationship with a corrupt immigration inspector, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Daphiney Kimberly Caganap, 43, admitted that she lied to an FBI agent when she said she never went to dinner with the San Diego inspector in 2000 or 2001, authorities said.

At the time, Caganap was an assistant director at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, overseeing the intelligence unit and anti-smuggling operations at the world’s busiest border crossing linking San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico.

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Posted by Richard at October 20, 2005
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