An immigration officer took thousands of dollars of bribes - and 200 egg
rolls - from people seeking immigration benefits, federal prosecutors
said.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officer Mai Nhu
Nguyen, 47, of Irvine is charged with three counts of soliciting and
taking a bribe, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement
Wednesday.
Nguyen was arrested on June 6 after taking a $2,200
bribe from an immigrant seeking citizenship, prosecutors said in the
statement.
"In addition to the bribe earlier this month, the
indictment alleges that Nguyen solicited and took bribes from immigrants
in 2011. In one case, Nguyen is accused of taking $1,000 from an
immigrant seeking a 'Green Card' and 200 egg rolls from an immigrant
seeking citizenship," the U.S. attorney said in the statement.
Nguyen,
who worked at the USCIS office in Santa Ana for 8 years, had the power
to approve or deny applications for immigration benefits.
She
will be arraigned on July 1. Each count of bribery by a public official
is punishable by up to 15 years in federal prison.
Nguyen is free on $20,000 bond.
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