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Former Delco Immigration Officer Sentenced
Delco immigration officer gets one-year prison term for taking bribes.
In brief
Delco immigration officer gets one-year prison term for taking bribes. Amara Dukuly, a former U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officer, served a year in prison for soliciting bribes from immigrants to alter their status. Originally reported by PhillyVoice.
Amara Dukuly sentenced
Amara Dukuly, 44, a former U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officer from Delaware County, received a one-year prison sentence for soliciting bribes.
Bribes for immigration status
Dukuly accepted payments from immigrants seeking to adjust their status despite lacking authority to do so.
Six bribery cases
Prosecutors documented six instances between 2015 and 2025 where Dukuly promised fraudulent services for a fee.
FBI source case
Dukuly accepted $6,000 from a confidential FBI source who wore a recording device to discuss fixing their papers.
Prison and fines
Dukuly will serve one year in prison, a $6,000 fine, and $6,000 in restitution for accepting the bribe.
Supervised release
Dukuly also faces three years of supervised release after his prison sentence.
Bribe solicitation
Dukuly used his job to extract payments from immigrants hoping to get their status or cases altered.
The headline
Amara Dukuly, a former U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officer, served a year in prison for soliciting bribes from immigrants to alter their status.
