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U.S. BORDER OFFICER GETS 20 YEARS FOR CORRUPTION, SMUGGLING DRUGS
A former U.S. Customs employee is headed to federal prison for 20 years after being convicted of corruption and smuggling charges in El Paso, Texas. Martha Alicia Garnica, 43, a former Customs and Border Protection officer, conspired to smuggle marijuana and undocumented migrants into the United States and bribed or attempted to bribe fellow officers, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said in a statement. Garnica had pleaded guilty to the charges in May and was sentenced Aug. 26 by a federal judge...
Los Angeles Times 01/09/2010
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