The last defendant in a travel voucher fraud and kickback scheme that bilked the federal government of more than $500,000 was sentenced today to two years' probation.
James M. Woosley thought he'd never get caught. The former acting intelligence chief for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn't appear to try to hide the embezzlement of more than $500,000 from the agency, according to his attorney.
A former chief of intelligence for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pleaded guiltytodayto embezzlement charges stemming from a travel voucher fraud and kickback scheme that has cost the government more than $600,000.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement supervisor is awaiting arraignment after a federal grand jury in El Paso indicted him for allegedly stealing government funds and misusing a diplomatic passport.
