News (Media Awareness Project) - US CA: Ex-Customs Agent Jailed |
Title: | US CA: Ex-Customs Agent Jailed |
Published On: | 2000-12-12 |
Source: | Alameda Times-Star (CA) |
Fetched On: | 2008-09-02 09:04:36 |
EX-CUSTOMS AGENT JAILED
A former Customs Service inspector was sentenced to 10 months in jail
Monday for forging a memo that suggested a top U.S. border official aided
smugglers by directing agents to quickly process trucks linked to a Mexican
drug cartel.
The memo, which surfaced in 1997, called for agents to quickly process
trucks owned by a company that had been linked to drug cartels. Horner
faxed the document to "60 Minutes" and to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
A former Customs Service inspector was sentenced to 10 months in jail
Monday for forging a memo that suggested a top U.S. border official aided
smugglers by directing agents to quickly process trucks linked to a Mexican
drug cartel.
The memo, which surfaced in 1997, called for agents to quickly process
trucks owned by a company that had been linked to drug cartels. Horner
faxed the document to "60 Minutes" and to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
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