CBP Officer Faces 5 Years in Prison for Impersonating Customs Attaché
A supervisory CBP officer pleaded guilty Sept. 28 to impersonating a Customs attaché and making false statements related to his assignment with the CBP preclearance office in Dublin, Ireland, the Department of Justice said. Roger J. Kiley, 42, of Miami, faces up to three years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a year of supervised release for the charge of false personation. He faces five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release for the false statement charge. Kiley is also responsible for restitution in the amount of $2,500.
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While stationed at the Dublin CBP Preclearance Office in 2010, Kiley began a romantic relationship with a Dublin resident and presented himself to her as the CBP attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Dublin, a position that did not exist, DoJ said. Kiley admitted he told her he could arrange for the embassy to lease the residence she was living in as his embassy residence, and created a fake lease from the embassy as well as a funding cable for the payment of the lease on the residence. Kiley then created a fake letter from the embassy authorizing the relocation of Kiley and his romantic interest to the U.S., and forged the signature of the deputy chief of mission on the letter, DoJ said. He then lied to federal agents in February 2012 when interviewed about the allegations.