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BumRushDaShow

(162,529 posts)
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 04:49 AM Sep 30

Bombshell Report Says Tom Homan Investigation Began After ICE Colleague Bragged He Was For Sale

Source: MEDIAite

Sep 29th, 2025, 5:04 pm


A bombshell new report says border czar Tom Homan became the object of an FBI sting last year after an associate suggested to FBI agents that his former boss was ripe for a bribe.

According to MSNBC’s Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian, the Homan associate — Julian “Jace” Calderas— bragged to undercover agents that Homan “could facilitate future government contracts in exchange for big money.” Calderas is a former U.S. immigration official who worked under Homan in the Obama administration, noted the Monday report.

The report cites anonymous sources to claim that Calderas “allegedly proposed to the agents — who were posing as businessmen — that Homan, in exchange for $1 million, could help them win lucrative federal contracts if Donald Trump became president again.”

Calderas, the co-owner of a detention services and government contracting firm in Texas, had several discussions with agents about his “cash-for-contracts proposal,” the report said. It was during a Sept. 20, 2024, meeting in Dallas when agents allegedly recorded Homan accepting $50,000 in cash, Leonnig and Dilanian wrote, citing a government document and anonymous sources.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/bombshell-report-says-tom-homan-investigation-began-after-ice-colleague-bragged-he-was-for-sale/

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Bombshell Report Says Tom Homan Investigation Began After ICE Colleague Bragged He Was For Sale (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Sep 30 OP
Selling access before Trump was even elected/installed. Irish_Dem Sep 30 #1
Sure sounds like that was what Homan was doing! riversedge Sep 30 #4
I know this was before but didn't SCOTUS say "gratuity" before the fact is now legal recently? I hope he gets burned n/t Cheezoholic Sep 30 #6
Yes. The SC is making all of the Trump Crime Syndicate crimes legal. Irish_Dem Sep 30 #7
And these "tips" are now tax free. Never was about waitresses/waiters. Scum all of them n/t Cheezoholic Sep 30 #8
Psychopaths often minimize their crimes. Irish_Dem Sep 30 #9
Does it really matter? The FBI will arrest the informant, fire the investigators and dem4decades Sep 30 #2
And indict the investigators for only offering a paltry $50K. rubbersole Sep 30 #11
The story says Homan was asking $1 million FakeNoose Sep 30 #14
Maybe his rent was due. rubbersole Sep 30 #15
Look at his nose for the answer............. Bengus81 Sep 30 #19
Homan is a complete Republican Champp Sep 30 #3
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 30 #5
Just like the Gestapo was for sale Aviation Pro Sep 30 #10
Wait, this slimeball worked under the Obama Admin.? Buddyzbuddy Sep 30 #12
MAGA Make America Grift Again IronLionZion Sep 30 #13
Donald Trump was doing the exact same thing. travelingthrulife Sep 30 #16
Still is. mdbl Sep 30 #17
And he was/is. Shades of supreme court justices, IMO. republianmushroom Sep 30 #18
Trump Jr. 50 Shades Of Blue Sep 30 #20
And yet he's still serving. Gimpyknee Sep 30 #21
Wow, his bribe price increased to a million? flamingdem Sep 30 #22
Dirty Ass Cop NEOBuckeye Sep 30 #23

Irish_Dem

(77,056 posts)
1. Selling access before Trump was even elected/installed.
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 05:00 AM
Sep 30

The Trump Crime syndicate was gearing up before Trump stole the WH.

Cheezoholic

(3,421 posts)
6. I know this was before but didn't SCOTUS say "gratuity" before the fact is now legal recently? I hope he gets burned n/t
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 06:23 AM
Sep 30

Cheezoholic

(3,421 posts)
8. And these "tips" are now tax free. Never was about waitresses/waiters. Scum all of them n/t
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 06:27 AM
Sep 30

Irish_Dem

(77,056 posts)
9. Psychopaths often minimize their crimes.
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 06:35 AM
Sep 30

Bribes are just tips before the fact for good behavior.

And yes they use legitimate behavior to justify their crimes too.

dem4decades

(13,248 posts)
2. Does it really matter? The FBI will arrest the informant, fire the investigators and
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 05:03 AM
Sep 30

Make good on the bribes would be my guess.

FakeNoose

(39,213 posts)
14. The story says Homan was asking $1 million
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:57 AM
Sep 30

... I wonder why he settled so cheaply for $50 grand?

rubbersole

(10,806 posts)
15. Maybe his rent was due.
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 10:17 AM
Sep 30

He does look like the cheap bastard at the end of the bar at last call.

Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

NEOBuckeye

(2,903 posts)
23. Dirty Ass Cop
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 07:36 PM
Sep 30

He’s literally the poster child for why people don’t trust law enforcement officers.

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