A Rio Grande Valley immigration attorney allegedly paid three immigration detention center employees for lists of detained immigrants’ names and personal information, so the lawyer could solicit the immigrants’ legal business, according to a recent indictment.

The indictment charges three immigration detention center employees—Benito Barrientez, Damian Ortiz and Exy Adelaida Gomez—with conspiracy to commit bribery and bribery, which respectively could bring 15 years and five years in prison, and a $250,000 fine per each charge. It’s not clear who the attorney is, or even if it’s a man or woman, because the indictment only identifies the lawyer as “Person A.”

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