The Foxes Are In Charge of the Naturalization Hen House July 21, 2007
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A former US immigration official pleaded guilty Friday to taking tens of thousands of dollars in cash in exchange for awarding US citizenship to people who did not want to sit required tests.
Jimmie Ortega, 59, worked as an adjudications officer with the naturalization unit of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services in New York until April last year.
According to prosecutors, he took between 1,500 and 4,000 dollars to approve citizenship for people who wanted to bypass requirements that they sit an English proficiency and American history test and undergo an interview.
Prosecutors said Ortega had solicited bribes from at least 20 people. He faces up to 30 years in prison when he is sentenced in October.
Five of Ortega’s co-defendants pleaded guilty to unlawfully procuring naturalization and were awaiting sentencing. Their nationalities were not revealed.
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