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BumRushDaShow

(166,095 posts)
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 03:49 AM Sep 2025

Bombshell Report Says Tom Homan Investigation Began After ICE Colleague Bragged He Was For Sale

Source: MEDIAite

Sep 29th, 2025, 5:04 pm


A bombshell new report says border czar Tom Homan became the object of an FBI sting last year after an associate suggested to FBI agents that his former boss was ripe for a bribe.

According to MSNBC’s Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian, the Homan associate — Julian “Jace” Calderas— bragged to undercover agents that Homan “could facilitate future government contracts in exchange for big money.” Calderas is a former U.S. immigration official who worked under Homan in the Obama administration, noted the Monday report.

The report cites anonymous sources to claim that Calderas “allegedly proposed to the agents — who were posing as businessmen — that Homan, in exchange for $1 million, could help them win lucrative federal contracts if Donald Trump became president again.”

Calderas, the co-owner of a detention services and government contracting firm in Texas, had several discussions with agents about his “cash-for-contracts proposal,” the report said. It was during a Sept. 20, 2024, meeting in Dallas when agents allegedly recorded Homan accepting $50,000 in cash, Leonnig and Dilanian wrote, citing a government document and anonymous sources.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/bombshell-report-says-tom-homan-investigation-began-after-ice-colleague-bragged-he-was-for-sale/

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Bombshell Report Says Tom Homan Investigation Began After ICE Colleague Bragged He Was For Sale (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Sep 2025 OP
Selling access before Trump was even elected/installed. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #1
Sure sounds like that was what Homan was doing! riversedge Sep 2025 #4
I know this was before but didn't SCOTUS say "gratuity" before the fact is now legal recently? I hope he gets burned n/t Cheezoholic Sep 2025 #6
Yes. The SC is making all of the Trump Crime Syndicate crimes legal. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #7
And these "tips" are now tax free. Never was about waitresses/waiters. Scum all of them n/t Cheezoholic Sep 2025 #8
Psychopaths often minimize their crimes. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #9
Does it really matter? The FBI will arrest the informant, fire the investigators and dem4decades Sep 2025 #2
And indict the investigators for only offering a paltry $50K. rubbersole Sep 2025 #11
The story says Homan was asking $1 million FakeNoose Sep 2025 #14
Maybe his rent was due. rubbersole Sep 2025 #15
Look at his nose for the answer............. Bengus81 Sep 2025 #19
Homan is a complete Republican Champp Sep 2025 #3
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2025 #5
Just like the Gestapo was for sale Aviation Pro Sep 2025 #10
Wait, this slimeball worked under the Obama Admin.? Buddyzbuddy Sep 2025 #12
MAGA Make America Grift Again IronLionZion Sep 2025 #13
Donald Trump was doing the exact same thing. travelingthrulife Sep 2025 #16
Still is. mdbl Sep 2025 #17
And he was/is. Shades of supreme court justices, IMO. republianmushroom Sep 2025 #18
Trump Jr. 50 Shades Of Blue Sep 2025 #20
And yet he's still serving. Gimpyknee Sep 2025 #21
Wow, his bribe price increased to a million? flamingdem Sep 2025 #22
Dirty Ass Cop NEOBuckeye Sep 2025 #23

Irish_Dem

(80,014 posts)
1. Selling access before Trump was even elected/installed.
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 04:00 AM
Sep 2025

The Trump Crime syndicate was gearing up before Trump stole the WH.

Cheezoholic

(3,541 posts)
6. I know this was before but didn't SCOTUS say "gratuity" before the fact is now legal recently? I hope he gets burned n/t
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 05:23 AM
Sep 2025

Cheezoholic

(3,541 posts)
8. And these "tips" are now tax free. Never was about waitresses/waiters. Scum all of them n/t
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 05:27 AM
Sep 2025

Irish_Dem

(80,014 posts)
9. Psychopaths often minimize their crimes.
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 05:35 AM
Sep 2025

Bribes are just tips before the fact for good behavior.

And yes they use legitimate behavior to justify their crimes too.

dem4decades

(13,735 posts)
2. Does it really matter? The FBI will arrest the informant, fire the investigators and
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 04:03 AM
Sep 2025

Make good on the bribes would be my guess.

FakeNoose

(40,307 posts)
14. The story says Homan was asking $1 million
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 08:57 AM
Sep 2025

... I wonder why he settled so cheaply for $50 grand?

rubbersole

(11,005 posts)
15. Maybe his rent was due.
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:17 AM
Sep 2025

He does look like the cheap bastard at the end of the bar at last call.

Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

NEOBuckeye

(2,917 posts)
23. Dirty Ass Cop
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 06:36 PM
Sep 2025

He’s literally the poster child for why people don’t trust law enforcement officers.

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