Mexican cattle brokers who bribed a USDA official about ticks are 'in the wind'

By Dan Flynn on June 7, 2023

Roberto Adams, a 69-year-old retired USDA Lead Animal Health Technician, must pay a $40,000 fine and enter federal prison for five years. He acknowledged being guilty of accepting bribes as a public official from March 2019 to November 2021.

But Mexican cattle brokers, who paid those bribes, are likely in the wind with the facts pointing to an example of the insecurity of the southern border.

The Adams prosecution was the subject of a joint public corruption investigation by both USSDA’s Office of the Inspector General and the FBI.

The jobs that Adams retired from on Dec. 17, 2021, as a Lead Animal Health Technician involved the examination of all cattle entering the United States through the Port of Entry at Laredo, TX.

According to the U.S. Attorney, if a live tick was found on a cow or bull, the entire load had to be quarantined for a 7- to 14-day period before being presented again for entry to the United States. If other illnesses were discovered only the sick animals had to be held; the others could enter.

Adams accepted bribes to allow animals infested with ticks to enter the United States.

More:
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/06/mexican-cattle-brokers-who-bribed-a-usda-official-about-ticks-are-in-the-wind/



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