Detroit -- Federal agents are investigating why the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority hired a security director positioned at a key entry point along the U.S./Canadian border who is a felon convicted of extorting $30,000 to help an illegal immigrant stay in the country.
| The rest of Detroit officials have yet to be convicted... |
Agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security raided the port authority's gleaming riverfront headquarters Wednesday, and search warrant affidavits obtained exclusively by The Detroit News show they are probing allegations of a conspiracy involving security director Benjamin Bostic. The alleged conspiracy involves submitting phony documents as a cover-up of Bostic's criminal record in order to receive a fingerprint-based security pass granting access to port facilities across the United States.
Bostic has not violated any federal criminal laws, said his attorney Brian Legghio, who accused the government of "employing the heavy hand of the criminal justice system."
"He went to prison and has been rehabilitated and is a fine citizen," Legghio said. |