WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A supervisor for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was accused of accepting bribes to expedite non-immigrant visas.
47-year-old Meliton Cordero, a supervisory special agent with the DEA, was arrested on Thursday in Washington, D.C., and charged in connection with a bribery and U.S. visa fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
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“This individual was entrusted by the American people to faithfully execute his duties and represent the American Government abroad as a leader within the DEA,” said Pirro. “Instead, he is alleged to have broken the law, squandered this special trust and undercut the President’s immigration priorities. This behavior by any government official is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”
For six years, Cordero was assigned to the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic. He is charged with conspiracy to commit bribery and visa fraud…