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New York -- Two U.S. immigration agents are under arrest and charged with nine other individuals, for taking bribes in exchange for citizenships for dozens of ineligible illegal immigrants.
The ringleader is identified by authorities as 54-year-old Jimmie Ortega of Lindenhurst, Long Island. He is a former former Supervisory District Adjudications Officer with the naturalization unit of the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services in New York.
Ortega retired from his position in April and is under arrest along with his former subordinate, Oscar Fabregas, of The Bronx.The men are accused of using a network of at least nine alien-brokers who were paid finder's fees for recruiting candidates for citizenship.
Posted by tyne at October 27, 2006