A federal Immigration Services officer and his associate were arrested this month and accused of taking bribes to confer immigration status on migrant applicants. United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced in a Friday press release that Lukman Owolabi Ganiyu, an ex- senior Immigration Services Officer with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services was arrested along with his associate, Adeniyi Akeem Somoye. Both were charged with conspiracy to receive illegal gratuities by a public official. “Selling immigration benefits for cash is a blatant abuse of public trust,” U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould said in the release. “When a federal official puts a price tag on lawful status, we will intervene immediately. Public corruption will never be tolerated in the Northern District of Texas.”
