CBP officers charged after allegedly taking bribes to wave in illegal immigrants

Two American customs and border protection were accused of taking a bribe to get people into the ground without showing documents on the most prominent American border crossing.

CBP officers Farlis Almonte and Ricardo Rodriguez worked at the port to enter and prosecutors San YSIDRO say they let go of dozens of vehicles in wearing illegal immigrants pass through Without appropriate checks in exchange for thousands of dollars.

According to court documents released on Thursday, investigators found telephone messages between officers and smuggers of people in Mexico. They also found large inexplicable monetary deposits in the bank’s bank accounts.

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In one case caught on a supervisory video, the car stopped at a control point with two people inside, but only the driver was officially recorded As an entry into the USProsecutors said.

Checkpoint before he moved to the United States at the Port of San YSIDRA Entry into Tijuana in Mexico (Francisco Vega/Getty Pictures)

When Almonte was arrested, investigators also allegedly seized nearly $ 70,000 in cash, they believe his girlfriend tried Go to Tijuan. Prosecutors say they can face more charges, including money laundering and trying to hide evidence, according to San Diego Union Tribune.

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“Every agent for protection against customs and border protection that helps smugglers violate the oath and put our national security in danger,” said US lawyer Andrew Haden.

Vehicles in line for a transition port of San Ysidro in Tijuana, the state of Baja California, Mexico. (Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images)

Rodriguez’s lawyer, Michael Hawkins, said the case was even at an early stage and reminded the public that Rodriguez was an assumed innocent. “We look forward to working through the current situation,” Hawkins said, calling Rodriguez “diligent and loyal.”

It is not yet clear if there is an almonte lawyer. In the last two years, five CBP officers in the San Diego area have faced similar accusations for corruption.

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The National Treasurer Employee Union (NTEU), which represents CBP officials, did not immediately respond to the Fox News Digital request for comment.

Associated Press contributed to this report.