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The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that a top official at the Customs and Border Protection has been slapped with federal charges, which include a scheme to commit fraud via disaster aid and lying to federal agents. The charges facing Serina Baker-Hill, 55, Director of United States Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Center for Excellence and Expertise over Automotive and Aerospace Engineering, stem from application for FEMA funds in 2023 after the Detroit floods (via FBI/DOJ):
AfederalcriminalcomplaintwasunsealedtodaychargingtheDirectorofUnitedStatesCustomsandBorderProtection’s(CBP)CenterforExcellenceandExpertiseoverAutomotiveandAerospaceEngineeringwithengaginginaschemetodefraudtheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency(FEMA),andlyingtofederalagents,ActingUnitedStatesAttorneyJulieA.Beckannounced.
BeckwasjoinedintheannouncementbyCheyvoryeaGibson,SpecialAgentinChargeoftheDetroitFieldOfficeoftheFederalBureauofInvestigation(FBI),andDanielAltman,ExecutiveDirectorofCBP’sOfficeofProfessionalResponsibility(OPR).
SerinaBaker-Hill,55,ofDetroit
