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The former president of the National Border Patrol Council is accused of siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars for travel, tickets and hard drives to store porn.
By Richard Marosi, Los Angeles Times The former president of the National Border Patrol Council was indicted Thursday on suspicion of diverting union funds to finance personal travel, tickets to sporting events and hard drives used to store an extensive pornography collection.
Terence J. "T.J." Bonner, 59, diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars from dues-paying union members during more than two decades as president of the organization, which represents more than 14,000 U.S. Border Patrol agents, federal prosecutors said.
Bonner is accused of submitting bills and receiving payment for nonunion activities during his many trips across the country. The charges include conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. He was allegedly assisted by a former top union official who was not named in the indictment.
"These false [reimbursement] claims included periods of time when Bonner was actually visiting his mistress in Chicago or family members, as well as trips to attend non-Union activities, such as hockey games and other sporting events," read the indictment issued by a federal grand jury in San Diego.
More:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-border-patrol-20120817,0,112681.story
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