Director level employee at US Customs and Border Protection has been charged with allegedly attempti

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1899871370353283373

more here
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/director-customs-and-border-protection-charged-scheme-fraudulenty-obtain-disaster-aid

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[catfish1957]

Director Level...  that's like L3 GS-15 isn't it?  (Program management)

Just think what we might find out about under governmental corruption under the bright light. 

[Free Vulcan]

One thing I worry about is how long it's gonna take to get all these fools out of there, especially if they go sleeper.

[mystery-ak]

CBP director faces charges for allegedly defrauding FEMA and lying to feds
Serina Baker-Hill is charged with running a scheme to defraud FEMA and lying to federal agents
By Greg Wehner Fox News
Published March 12, 2025 4:22pm EDT



A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) director in Michigan has been accused of running a scheme to defraud the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after a series of floods damaged her home in 2023.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed a criminal complaint against 55-year-old Serina Baker-Hill on Wednesday, charging her with engaging in a scheme to defraud FEMA and lying to federal agents.

Baker-Hill is a career employee with CBP and serves as director of CBP’s Center for Excellence and Expertise over Automotive and Aerospace Engineering.

"Following efforts with our interagency partners, I can report that a career Director level employee at US Customs and Border Protection has been charged with allegedly attempting to defraud FEMA, as well as lying to federal agents," FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post on X.

"This is part of the new FBI’s renewed efforts to crack down on public corruption and deliver accountability for the American people. Justice will be done. Thanks to our partners @AGPamBondi @TheJusticeDept and our @FBIDetroit team for their work."

more
https://www.foxnews.com/us/cbp-director-faces-charges-allegedly-defrauding-fema-lying-feds

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This is so much bigger than anyone thought.

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 DIRECTOR AT CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION CHARGED WITH SCHEME TO FRAUDULENTLY OBTAIN DISASTER AID AND LYING TO FEDERAL AGENTS
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan

DETROIT – A federal criminal complaint was unsealed today charging the Director of United States Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Center for Excellence and Expertise over Automotive and Aerospace Engineering with engaging in a scheme to defraud the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and lying to federal agents, Acting United States Attorney Julie A. Beck announced.

Beck was joined in the announcement by Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Daniel Altman, Executive Director of CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).

Serina Baker-Hill, 55, of Detroit, is a career employee of CBP. Following a series of floods in the Detroit area in August of 2023, Michigan’s request for a federal disaster declaration was approved, which allowed residents to apply for FEMA assistance. Baker-Hill applied for FEMA assistance for flood damage and a FEMA inspector determined there was damage to the basement in Baker-Hill’s home. During the inspection, Baker-Hill informed the inspector she was not able to live safely in the home while the repairs were being made. Consequently, FEMA approved benefits for Baker Hill to assist with home repairs and for two months of rental assistance. The approval letter from FEMA indicated that the rental assistance money was to be used solely to help Baker-Hill pay rent and essential utility costs while she was in temporary housing. ...