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An ICE officer is facing federal charges that he lied to federal investigators about the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis this year. A federal grand jury on Wednesday returned an indictment charging the officer, Christian Castro, with making false statements to the FBI about the Jan. 14 shooting that left Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis with a gunshot wound in his leg, a source familiar with the investigation told NBC News. A separate investigation into whether Castro should face a more serious civil rights charge in the shooting is ongoing, the source added. The Associated Press first reported on Castro’s latest federal charges.
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Castro, who faces six counts of making false statements, appeared on federal court in McAllen, Texas, Friday. During Friday’s court hearing, a federal judge ordered Castro’s release on a $75,000 unsecured bond. Castro was arrested in May in the Minnesota case.
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An ICE officer is facing federal charges that he lied to federal investigators about the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis this year. A federal grand jury on Wednesday returned an indictment charging the officer, Christian Castro, with making false statements to the FBI about the Jan. 14 shooting that left Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis with a gunshot wound in his leg, a source familiar with the investigation told NBC News. A separate investigation into whether Castro should face a more serious civil rights charge in the shooting is ongoing, the source added. The Associated Press first reported on Castro’s latest federal charges.
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