I you though govt. corruption was a pre-election phenomenom, guess again.
After netting more than $30,000 in bribes, US Attorney Chuck Rosenburg said, "The breadth and scope of Mr. Schofield's fraud and corruption are truly stunning."
CNN:
A federal immigration official pleaded guilty Thursday to receiving more than $600,000 in bribes for falsifying documents for illegal immigrants.
Robert Schofield, 57, could face 25 years in federal prison when he is sentenced in February.
He pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, to issuing fraudulent documents to at least 184 illegal immigrants who falsely received U.S. citizenship.
Schofield, a former supervisor for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, was arrested in June.
He had served as a supervisory district adjudications officer at the Washington district office of agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security.
After netting more than $30,000 in bribes, US Attorney Chuck Rosenburg said, "The breadth and scope of Mr. Schofield's fraud and corruption are truly stunning."
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