CBP Agricultural Specialist Indicted Over Falsified Inspection Documents
A CBP agricultural specialist is facing federal charges of falsifying ship inspection documents, according to an indictment filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on June 21. Carl James is said to have "falsified" a PPQ Form 228 in 2015 and two AI-288s in 2017, indicating that he inspected the ships even though he had not, the indictment said. A CBP spokesman said James is no longer employed by the agency.
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