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Immigration agent caught stealing from detainee

Immigration agent caught stealing from detainee

Agent Justin Ford was arrested last week and is charged with theft, unlawful taking and related offenses after he allegedly took $200 from a detainee who was…

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Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office announced charges against a federal immigration agent on Tuesday.

Agent Justin Ford is accused of having stolen from an undercover officer he believed was an undocumented immigrant. Ford was arrested last week and is charged with theft, unlawful taking and related offenses after he allegedly took $200 from a detainee who was supposed to be in process of deportation.

On Feb. 24 Ford and his partner met with Philadelphia Police to take the detainee, who was actually an undercover Philadelphia Police Officer assigned to the District Attorney’s Office, into custody.

Ford was asked to search the undercover officer and found $2,000 in cash. Once alone with the detainee and after repeatedly asking him about the money and not being able to verify the amount, the agent returned most of the money.

According to Williams, detectives later reported that $200 were missing from the original amount. Police later arrested Ford and confirmed that two $100 bills were in his possession.

Ford acknowledged the theft, as well as thefts from other detained immigrants. Authorities set his bail at $25,000.

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