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struggle4progress

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6. Banks Quits Amid Scandals

Reply to Munu (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2026, 03:05 PM

Yesterday

May 14, 2026 1:29 pm

... Six current and former Border Patrol employees alleged that Banks was known among colleagues for taking regular trips to Colombia and Thailand to engage in sex with prostitutes. Sources claimed Banks “bragged” about these activities while in previous management roles, with one retired agent stating Banks personally invited him on a trip, initially framing it as a “scuba diving” excursion before clarifying the intent was to “get a bunch of prostitutes” ...

https://www.tampafp.com/border-boss-bolts-mike-banks-quits-amid-scandals-and-mission-accomplished/

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