Ex-Felon Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Bribe ICE Officer

Ex-Felon Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Bribe ICE Officer

CONCORD – A native of the Dominican Republic who was facing deportation pleaded guilty to attempting to bribe a law enforcement officer to secure his release from custody, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.

On November 5, 2025, Marlon Aramis Suazo-Santos, 46, pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to bribe a public official.  According to the charging documents and statements made in court, U.S. Immigration and Customers Enforcement (“ICE”) personnel transported Suazo-Santos from Berlin to Manchester on July 18, 2025.  Suazo-Santos was completing a term of incarceration resulting from a 2020 federal conviction and was subject to removal to the Dominican Republic.  While he was being transported to ICE’s Manchester facility, Suazo-Santos offered $100,000 to the ICE officer in exchange for his release.  The ICE officer promptly reported the bribe offer to other Homeland Security personnel, and the transport vehicle was equipped with an electronic audio recording device.  That same day, while the same ICE officer transported Suazo-Santos to a local detention facility, Suazo-Santos made additional inculpatory statements regarding the bribe to secure his release which were recorded.

Suazo-Santos remained in ICE custody until he was arrested on a criminal complaint on August 15.  A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment on September 3, 2025.  Suazo-Santos remains in the custody of the U.S. Marshals pending his sentencing.

The charges carry a maximum possible sentence of 15 years imprisonment. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.  The Court scheduled sentencing in this matter for February 11, 2026.

The investigation was led by Homeland Security Investigations within the United States Department of Homeland Security.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles L. Rombeau is prosecuting the case.