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Reporter's Notebook: Miguel Contreras

Rampant Corruption at DHS and subordinate agencies: Open Letter to 44th U.S. President and the 111th U.S. Congress

Posted by Miguel Contreras - July 2, 2009 at 6:27 pm

Rampant Corruption at DHS and subordinate agencies: Open Letter to 44th U.S. President Barack Obama and the 111th United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.

Every DHS employee has the right to work in an environment free of corruption, misconduct or mismanagement.

It is imperative that U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, and U.S. House of Representative Bennie G. Thompson get together with all of their Homeland Security Committee and Subcommitte members hold hearings on corruption (criminal and administrative), gross mismanagement, waste, fraud, abuse of authority by public employees of DHS who are being paid with american taxpayers' dollars. 

This will be the introduction of a series of investigative reports regarding corruption at DHS and some of the largest subordinate agencies such as ICE, CBP, and USCIS.

The 44th U.S. President Barack Obama should ask the 111th United States Congress to conduct U.S. Congressional hearings on corruption and gross misconduct by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and all of the subordinate agencies, commencing with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. Border and Customs Protection (CBP), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) and all others.  Hopefully, President Obama will be good to his word that if elected U.S. President, that changes were to take place.  Unfortunately, the changes that are taking place are not what Americans who went to the polls in 2008 expected.

May I suggest also that Assistant President of HSCT to President Obama ask him to recommend and support such U.S. Congressional Hearings.  The outcome of such hearings will have a tremendous and shocking effect and will bring DHS up to standards.  Since the creation of DHS, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the DHS' Office of Inspector General have conducted numerous audits and investigations at DHS and all subordinate agencies and for the most part problems were found and recommendations were made

The investigative reports that this writer will be submitting to the America and the world will be based on facts.  Some of the names that you will see mentioned are the same federal employees mentioned in 1992 during similar U.S. Congressional Hearings, who were accussed of employee misconduct and yet, the same employees now are running the above referenced DHS agencies.

This writer tried contacting Arizona U.S. House of Representative Raul Grijalva, who is my local U.S. Congressman.  I tried contacting U.S. Senator John McCain but they never returned my letters, calls, or Emails regarding my requests for assistance.

I listed U.S. Senator Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) on top of the below list because his Phoenix staff responded to my aid.  Not only once, but several times.  I am very thankfull and appreciate all of the help I got from U.S. Senator Kyl.  I believe that he and his staff really cares for any resident of Arizona.

As to DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner or all of the U.S. Treasury's Inspectors General and their staff never, ever responded to legitimate complaints against Legacy U.S. Customs Service's Offices of Investigations and Internal Affairs.  The only time I came in contact with a Treasury's OIG agent is when I was being investigated for some trumpeted allegation made by Customs or ICE management officials.

Some of the crimes that ICE, CBP and USCIS current and former-retired employees involved murder; drug smuggling and trafficking; child sex abuse by top management officials; sex acts by top ICE senior executive managers, use of government-owned computers for the use of viewing sex adult websites, bribery, the use of ICE controlled informants who have been involved in murder and a number of other criminal acts, and gross mismanagement.

I will have to refer to Bill Conroy's House of Death and other related reports dealing with the Legacy U.S. Customs Service, and ICE.  I will also cite Miami Herald reporter David Kidwell and other investigative reporters who have contributed to a collection of investigative reports on corruption, mismanagement, favoritism, retaliation, harassment by former Customs Commissioner Raymond Kelly, all of the acting Customs commissioners, and Assistant Commissioner William "Bill" Keefer. 

After the DHS creation in 2003, several agencies merged into ICE.  Since the Legacy U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) had been receiving low grades by several watchdog public and private agencies, the Customs' Office of Investigations' HQ management officials immediately took a leading role. 

However, I will focus and concentrate on current and/or retired DHS officials regardless of their title.  Also, I will report on current and former DHS' and U.S. Treasury's Inspectors Generals job performances. 

In closing, I will report on how DHS and ICE, CBP and USCIS  management abuse their Labor and Employment Relations (LER) employees and agency's attorneys to fabricate trumpeted administrative charges in order to retaliate, suspend, and fire any employee who file EEO or any complaint (s) against management; and how LER and DHS attorneys follow any and all request by management without checking to see if the allegation (s) has/have any merits.

Millions of taxpayers dollars DHS has already spent after losing in federal court and/or in settlements.

I believe it is time now to hold any and all DHS employees who violate their badge and authority.

Fax documents will be submitted in the very next future.

The United States Attorney General Eric Holder and his deputy will be made aware of these reports.  The states to be mentioned first will be California, Arizona, Texas, Washington (Seattle), and Colorado.

The following leaders and agencies will be immediately provided with a copy of this letter. 

The Honorable U.S. President Barack Obama, The White House, Washington, D.C. 20500, Phone: (202) 456-1414; Fax: (202) 456-2461.

The Honorable Jon Kyl, United States Senate, 730 Hart Senate Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, Phone: (202) 224-4521; Fax: (202) 224-2207.

The Honorable Charles “Chuck” Grassley, United States Senate, 135 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510-1501; Phone: (202) 224-3744; Fax: (202) 224-6020.

The Honorable Joseph Lieberman, Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, 340 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, Phone: (202) 224-2627, Fax: (202) 224-9750. 

The Honorable Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), United States House of Representatives, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, For immediate response: Contact Dena Graziano or Adam Comis at (202) 225-9978, 176 Ford House Office Building, 2432 Rayburn HOB, Washington, D.C. 20515, Phone: (202) 226-2616; (202) 225-5876; Fax: (202) 226-4499; (202) 225-5898

The Honorable Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong, Chair of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), U.S Office of the Inspector General, United States Department of Agriculture, Room 117-W Jamie Whitten Bldg
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20250; Phone: (202) 720-8001; Fax: (202) 690-1278

The Honorable Secretary Janet Napolitano, United States Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, SW, Washington, D.C. 20528; Phone: (202) 282-8000; Fax: (202) 282-8401

 

 

About Miguel Contreras

Biography

Miguel Angel Contreras is the founding and chairmen emeritus of the Federal Hispanic Law Enforcement Officers Association www.fhleoa.org and the principal agent and representative of a class action lawsuit of discrimination filed in 1995 against the Legacy U.S. Customs Service, later reorganized into the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In 2007, a U.S. District Court dismissed the class action on only one issue. The case, Miguel A. Contreras, et al v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security will never be forgotten. Dr. Contreras is a renowned leader with a firm commitment to diverse ethnic communities worldwide. He is recognized for his work ethics in the areas of leadership, civil rights advocate, social ethics, reform, and reconciliation. A noted criminal justice, law enforcement, security management, and community leader for more than 30 years, his expertise and extensive background in these subject areas have resulted in his being called for consultation with various organizations on issues dealing with law enforcement, security management, U.S. Customs, U.S. immigration issues, society, and social justice. Dr. Contreras, for 30 years served with distinction as a Supervisory Criminal Investigator and as a journeyman criminal investigator with Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, such as the US Department of Homeland Security’s Bureau of Immigration & Customs Enforcement, www.ice.gov US Customs Service's Offices of Investigations and Internal Affairs, www.ice.gov US Drug Enforcement Administration, www.dea.gov US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, www.atf.gov US Immigration & Naturalization Service, www.ice.gov and US Defense Investigative Service, www.dss.mil. He served with the Lansing Police Department www.lansingpolice.com as a police officer and corrections officer with the Ingham County Sheriff’s Department, Michigan, www.ingham.org/sh in the late 1970s. Dr. Contreras honorably retired from federal law enforcement service on October 4, 2006. He has lectured foreign national federal police personnel in national security issues, and has traveled to several countries as a Federal law enforcement official. He is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP), designation granted by the American Society for Industrial Security, www.asisonline.org a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), designation granted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, www.acfe.com a Diplomate of the American Board of Law Enforcement Experts (DABLEE), designation granted by the American College of Forensic Examiners, www.acfei.com and Certified Security Supervisor (CSS) and Certified Protection Officer (CPO), designations granted by the International Foundation for Protection Officers, www.ifpo.org. A consummate no-nonsense law enforcement and security management expert, is a driving-force of numerous coalitions across ideological, cultural and social spectrum, he has served on numerous local, regional and national boards assisting communities. Dr. Contreras received his Associate Applied of Science degree and Associate in Business at Arizona Western College, www.azwestern.edu and Lansing Community College, www.lcc.edu respectively, and a Bachelor’s of Art degree in Criminal Justice Administration at Michigan State University, www.msu.edu a Master in Theology and Apologetics, and a Doctor of Theology degree at Calvin School of Apologetics & Theology, www.calvinschool.info a Master of Theology in Christian Counseling, a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Theology, and a Doctor in Theology in Pastoral Counseling at Northwestern Theological Seminary, www.northwesternseminary.com. He also conducted advanced graduate studies in security management at the University of Leicester, Leicester, UK, www.le.ac.uk. In January 2005, he received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Northwestern Theological Seminary. Dr. Contreras is currently an ordained minister with the Lutheran Evangelical Protestant Church (LEPC). He was a former minister and pastor with the Assemblies of God. He also offered totally free Christian counseling and preached for free at the Crossroads Mission Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center and at other locations in Yuma, AZ and nation-wide. Dr. Contreras never received compensation or was paid for his pastoral, preaching or Christian Counseling services.

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