Former US Border Patrol agent sentenced after honest-services fraud conviction

Jorge J. Jimenez, a former US Border Patrol agent, was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to commit honest-services wire fraud. The DOJ said trial evidence showed he agreed to let designated vehicles pass an inspection checkpoint and expected about $20,000, with arrangements and payment handled by individuals in Mexico.

On October 30, 2025, a federal judge sentenced Jimenez to 78 months in custody, a $15,000 fine and a $100 special assessment. The case involved a public official, third-party intermediaries and payment exchanged in Mexico; the source does not identify a state-owned enterprise, procurement process or facilitation payment.