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MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT FOR CONSPIRACY TO BRIBE A PUBLIC OFFICIAL
March 26, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOUIS GOMIS, age 47, a resident of Senegal, pled guilty in federal court before U. S. District Judge Kurt Englehardt to conspiracy to bribe a public official, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten today.
The defendant faces a maximum statutory penalty of five (5) years incarceration; three (3) years supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing has been scheduled for July 2, 2008.
GOMIS was indicted by a federal grand jury in September 2007 along with two other defendants, Jhona Jaques Vaz and Bernard Gomis, who are set for jury trial on April 21, 2008.
According to the Factual Basis, co-defendant Bernard Gomis was illegally found in the United States on May 9, 2007 and was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and ordered deported. In an attempt to secure Bernard Gomis’ release from ICE custody, LOUIS GOMIS, Bernard Gomis, and Jhona Jaques Vaz conspired to bribe an ICE official, who was actually an undercover ICE agent. LOUIS GOMIS was responsible for securing $7,000.00 which was used by Jhona Jaques Vaz to pay a bribe to an undercover ICE agent with the hope of securing Bernard Gomis’ release.
This investigation is being conducted by Special Agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Brian J. Capitelli.
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