(Jesus Miranda-Alcantar – Image courtesy of the Madison County Detention Center)
An illegal alien from Mexico pled guilty Tuesday to attempting to bribe a federal officer.
According to court documents, Jesus Miranda-Alcantar, 34, was in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) because he is an alien illegally present in the United States.� On September 17, 2020, an ICE deportation officer drove a van transporting Miranda-Alcantar from the HSI/ICE office in Pearl, Mississippi to the Madison County Detention Center.
During the drive, Miranda-Alcantar repeatedly offered to pay the deportation officer thousands of dollars if he would stop the van and let Miranda-Alcantar out by the side of the road.� The officer ignored or declined the offers and delivered Miranda-Alcantar to the Madison County jail.� Soon thereafter, the officer reported the incident to his supervisor and executed a sworn affidavit recounting the details of the incident.
In a recorded interview on November 4, 2020, after advice of�Miranda�rights, Miranda-Alcantar confirmed the details and admitted to making the bribe offer. He added that his initial offer had been $5,000 but he then raised it to $8,000.
�Attempts to corrupt our law enforcement remain a major threat,� said Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca.� �These arrests affirm the Department of Justice�s commitment to prosecuting those who seek to corruptly influence and to exacerbate violations of our immigration laws.�
An indictment, returned by a federal grand jury on November 17, 2020, charged Miranda-Alcantar with offering a bribe to a federal official. ��He is scheduled for sentencing on September 23rd and faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
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