Roberto Adams

The following facts are offered in support of the proposed debarment of Roberto M. Adams a/k/a Robert Adams (ADAMS). On March 3, 2022, following a public corruption investigation by the United States Department of Agriculture - Office of the Inspector General and Federal Bureau of Investigation, ADAMS was indicted in the Southern District of Texas, on one count of bribery of a public official, Title 18 U.S. Code §201. ADAMS used his official position as an Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Lead Animal Health Technician (AHT) to receive a thing of value, namely U.S. currency, from Mexican cattle exporters in exchange for allowing tick-infested and sick cattle to enter the U.S., which would have otherwise been denied entry. ADAMS pleaded guilty to one count of bribery of a public official on April 25, 2022. ADAMS was sentenced to a 57- month prison term on June 1, 2023. ADAMS was ordered to pay a $100 assessment fee and $40,000 fine. For further information contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agency Exclusions POC.