BORDER PATROL AGENT’S FUGITIVE FATHER ARRESTED

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January 24, 2011 (San Diego)--The FBI reports that Marcos Gerardo Manzano Sr. was taken into custody on Sunday, January 23, after he self-surrendered to agents assigned to the Border Corruption Task Force (BCTF) in the vicinity of the Chula Vista Border Patrol Station in San Ysidro.

 

According to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court, Southern District, of California, U.S Border Patrol Agent Marcos Gerardo Manzano Jr. and his father, Marcos Gerardo Manzano Sr., are charged with violations of federal immigration laws.. Manzano Jr. is accused of harboring an illegal immigrant in a false room and making a false statement.

 

Manzano Sr. is currently being held at the Chula Vista jail. He is expected to appear before a U.S. Magistrate Judge, on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

 

This investigation was conducted by the Border Corruption Task Force, specifically, the Customs Border Protection - Field Operations, Customs Border Protection-Internal Affairs, Border Patrol, and the FBI.
 


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