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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 759209" data-attributes="member: 12952">Ex-Ind. congressman claims he was human smugglerBLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A former Indiana congressman&nbsp; whose career derailed in an alcohol-related crash in 1982 says he spent&nbsp; four months smuggling Brazilian families across the Canadian border in&nbsp; hopes of finding better lives.In an online book about his experiences, Joel Deckard, 68, calls the&nbsp; eight trips he made into Canada with undocumented Brazilian workers and&nbsp; their families in late 2007 and early 2008 “the most interesting of my&nbsp; life.”Canadian officials familiar with the sites&nbsp; described in the book and with illegal immigrant crossings say Deckard’s&nbsp; accounts are credible. “Incidents like that are a common occurrence,”&nbsp; said Kirk Martin, sheriff of the county featured in the book.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 759209, member: 12952"] [B]Ex-Ind. congressman claims he was human smuggler BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — [/B]A former Indiana congressman whose career derailed in an alcohol-related crash in 1982 says he spent four months smuggling Brazilian families across the Canadian border in hopes of finding better lives. In an online book about his experiences, Joel Deckard, 68, calls the eight trips he made into Canada with undocumented Brazilian workers and their families in late 2007 and early 2008 “the most interesting of my life.” [COLOR=maroon][B]Canadian officials familiar with the sites described in the book and with illegal immigrant crossings say Deckard’s accounts are credible. “Incidents like that are a common occurrence,” said Kirk Martin, sheriff of the county featured in the book.[/B][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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