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Trump's Border Patrol chief accused of regularly soliciting sex workers abroad [View all]
https://www.rawstory.com/michael-banks-border-patrol/Trump's Border Patrol chief accused of regularly soliciting sex workers abroad
Matthew Chapman
April 1, 2026 10:55AM ET
Six current and former Border Patrol agents are coming forward to accuse the agency's chief, Michael Banks, of repeatedly soliciting sex workers while overseas, reported the conservative Washington Examiner on Wednesday.
"Banks 'bragged' to colleagues while in his previous management role at Border Patrol about paying for sex with prostitutes while traveling in Colombia and Thailand over the course of a decade," said the report. "Banks’ behavior was said to have been investigated by Customs and Border Protection officials twice, including last year, but the investigation ended abruptly while Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in office, leading to more questions."
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