According to ABC News affiliate WTVD Channel 11, an Immigration Services Officer with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”), was arrested on July 15th on charges of blackmail and extortion.  The Officer, Bedri Kulla, was based in USCIS’ service center off of Roycroft Drive in Durham County.

Allegedly, Mr. Kulla was blackmailing foreign national females with the threat of removal (deportation) if they did not have sex with him.  Although Mr. Kulla appears to have a history of such behavior, this arrest was related to a specific chain of incidents regarding one female foreign national. 

According to WTVD, Mr. Kulla had initiated contact with the victim via email.  Their first meeting was at the Streets at Southpoint, a shopping center in Durham, where he flashed his badge and made threats of removal.  On their next meeting at Brier Creek Commons, a shopping center in Raleigh, Federal authorities sent the victim with surveillance equipment. 

From my research, this story didn’t make it onto any of the major national news broadcasts.

Tags: Arrested, Immigration Services Officer, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS

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