EXPOSED: Former Senior USCIS Officer and Associate Arrested in Alleged Cash-for-Immigration-Benefits Scheme — Applications Approved Without Interviews or Background Checks
A former senior immigration official and his associate have been arrested for allegedly turning America’s immigration system into their own personal cash machine. The post EXPOSED: Former Senior USCIS Officer and Associate Arrested in Alleged Cash-for-Immigration-Benefits Scheme — Applications Approved Without Interviews or Background Checks appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- Former USCIS Senior Immigration Services Officer Lukman Owolabi Ganiyu and associate Adeniyi Akeem Somoye arrested on federal charges.
- Accused of a multi-year scheme to receive illegal gratuities for manipulating and expediting immigration applications.
- Allegedly bypassed mandatory interviews, supervisory reviews, background checks, and USCIS processing procedures.
- Some applicants approved through the scheme were allegedly not legally eligible.
- Ganiyu and Somoye reportedly collected hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- Evidence includes payments corresponding to approvals and extensive WhatsApp communications.
- Defendants face up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.