Ex-CBP officer convicted of bribery after allowing vehicles with drugs, illegal migrants to cross border

Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Leonard George was convicted on several charges after accepting bribes from criminal organizations wanting to bring drugs and people into the U.S.

George, who the DOJ said was working for two separate criminal organizations, allowed vehicles containing meth and other illicit drugs and vehicles with illegal migrants to cross through his lane into the U.S. over a six-month span.

It was determined by prosecutors and law enforcement agents that George allowed the criminal organizations to make approximately 19 crossings during the six months.