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DEA Agent Arrested

Wednesday , December 10, 2008 Posted: 08:46 AM
Charged with Bribery and Fraud

El Paso, TX - A DEA agent in El Paso is under arrest. George Brunner is facing charges of bribery and fraud. Prosecutors say he accepted money and gifts from two Mexican nationals to help them get non-immigrant visas and enter the U.S. illegally. If convicted Brunner could face more than 10-years in prison.

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Ex-federal agent gets prison for visa fraud
Adriana M. Chávez / El Paso Times Staff
Posted: 07/03/2009 12:00:00 AM MDT


EL PASO -- A former El Paso DEA agent convicted of helping Mexican citizens lie on their visa applications was sentenced Thursday to a year and a day in federal prison.

U.S. District Judge Philip Martinez also ordered George H. Brunner to pay a $3,000 fine. Once Brunner is released from prison, he will be placed under supervised release for three years, acting U.S. Attorney John E. Murphy said in a news release. Brunner, who was freed on bond after his arrest in December, must surrender by Sept. 14 to begin serving his prison term, Murphy said.

Brunner pleaded guilty in April to fraud charges after he admitted helping Mexican nationals fraudulently obtain visas to enter the United States.

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