Authorities have announced charges against a federal immigration agent accused of having stolen from a prisoner he was assigned to transport.
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams said Tuesday that authorities arrested Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent Justin Ford last week.
Ford was caught in a sting during which he took $200 from an undercover Philadelphia police officer posing as a "deportee" being transported to the York County Prison on Feb. 24, Williams said.
After searching the undercover officer and finding $2,000, Ford took two $100 bills, Williams said.
Authorities allege that Ford later acknowledged the theft, as well as thefts from other prisoners.
"What Mr. Ford did was deplorable," Williams said. "It wasn't the first time he stole from deportees, and so he will be punished to the fullest extent of the law."
Ford, 31, was charged with theft, unlawful taking and related offenses. Bail was set at $25,000.
"I'd like to thank the hard working members of the Philadelphia Police Department, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's office of inspector general, the Middle and Eastern districts of the U.S. Attorney's office, and the dedicated men and women of the Philadelphia district attorney's office for working together to get this bad officer off the streets," Williams said.
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