Onetime ICE Lawyer Gets 17 Years for Taking Bribes

Onetime ICE Lawyer Gets 17 Years for Taking Bribes

A former assistant chief counsel for U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for taking bribes to help immigrants fill out false paperwork to remain legally in this country. Constantine Peter Kallas, 40, was sentenced today during a closed hearing in federal court in Los Angeles, reports the Associated Press. Prosecutors had sought a record-breaking 30-year term, reports City News Service. “Mr. Kallas was a corrupt government official who abused his position of trust to line his own pockets,” said U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr., adding that the case “should serve as…

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