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ICE embroiled in major fraud scandal in Colombia
by Adriaan Alsema July 2, 2021
Colombia's migration chief Juan Espinosa (Image: Migration Colombia)
Colombia’s migration chief is facing contempt charges and at least two regional directors could go to prison after a bungled cover-up of fraud with US funds to combat human trafficking.
According to the court from the city of Itagui, Migration director Juan Espinosa may be in contempt of court after two of his regional directors pressed bogus criminal charges against an American citizen who was wiretapped by US federal agency ICE based on evidence fabricated by Medellin’s migration office.
Additional evidence indicates that two of Migration’s regional directors committed fraud to cover up the alleged corruption in the joint program with ICE.
Retired US Army officer John Lanier has been in a legal battle with Migration for almost a year after the Medellin resident was falsely accused of being part of a “criminal network” dedicated to human trafficking.
Colombia Reports has been following the legal proceedings for almost a year while ICE was wiretapping the retired army official based on Migration’s fabricated claims.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/ice-embroiled-in-major-fraud-scandal-in-colombia/