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Baltimore Sun -- October 29
Sharp
rise in bribery cases tests integrity of U.S. border
El Paso -- Bribery of federal and local officials
by Mexican smugglers is rising sharply, and with it the fear
that a culture of corruption is taking hold along the 2,000-mile
border from Brownsville, Texas, to San Diego.
[...]
While corruption is growing, the number of internal investigators
overseeing a vastly expanding work force is stagnant or even
shrinking.
[...]
Michael Maxwell resigned this year as head of internal affairs
for the U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services after clashing repeatedly
with Homeland Security over a shortage of resources. When he
left, 3,000 allegations of misconduct, including 100 reports
of bribery, were uninvestigated, he said. |
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