Government admits lying about jailed border agents

Inspector confronted on Capitol Hill, says promised 'proof' does not exist
Posted: February 6, 2007 8:06 p.m. Eastern
By Jerome R. Corsi
© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com

A Department of Homeland Security official admitted today the agency misled Congress when it contended it possessed investigative reports proving Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean confessed guilt and declared they "wanted to shoot some Mexicans" prior to the incident that led to their imprisonment.

WND previously reported that at that meeting the DHS Inspector General's office asserted it had documentary evidence Ramos and Compean:

• confessed to knowingly shooting at an unarmed suspect;
• stated during the interrogation they did not believe the suspect was a threat to them at the time of the shooting;
• stated that day they "wanted to shoot a Mexican";
• were belligerent to investigators;
• destroyed evidence and lied to investigators.

Under questioning by Culberson, Skinner admitted DHS did not in fact have investigative reports to back up the claims: "The person who told you that misinformed you," Skinner reportedly replied.

This prompted a startled and angry response from Culberson, who charged Skinner's office with lying to the Texas congressmen and painting Ramos and Compean as dirty cops.