Immigration officer arrested after seeking sex, then bribe, from woman in Hialeah
Source: Miami Herald
This spring, a Miami-Dade woman asked a federal officer to allow her to become a lawful permanent resident, basing her petition on a "valid" marriage claim.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officer sized up the situation, tried to have sex with the woman and eventually accepted a $2,000 bribe from her, authorities say.
The officer, Jovany Perez, was arrested Wednesday by federal agents on a charge of accepting an official bribe. The following day, Perez, 34, of Miami, was granted a $200,000 bond in federal court. His defense attorney, Jeffrey Weiner, declined to comment Friday. Perez's arraignment is scheduled for June 1.
On April 20, Perez confronted the woman about her valid marriage claim at the federal citizenship office in Hialeah and said it was a sham, according to a criminal complaint. He got her to sign a statement that "she had committed marriage fraud." Perez told the woman that he could help her - but not in the office - and to contact him through Facebook.
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