The federal government has made no secret of its desire to crack down on corruption among the ranks of agents and supervisors charged with securing the nation's borders, and since 2004 it's made good on those intentions dozens of times. But of 177 cases that U.S. Customs and Border Protection cited in response to a Tribune request for recent
Government Crackdown On Border Patrol Corruption Usually Ends In Acquittal
Of 177 cases that U.S. Customs and Border Protection cited in recent corruption prosecutions, 19 — about one in nine — ended with either a jury acquittal or charges being dismissed.