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Feds: Teaneck Man Tried Bribing Employee For Special Visa TEANECK, N.J. -- A Teaneck man was arrested Wednesday after he tried bribing a federal employee to take care of a non-immigrant visa that allows Dominican nationals to enter the U.S., authorities said. Luis Santos, 27, offered the State Department employee -- a U.S. consular adjudicator -- $2,500 for a favorable outcome, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito, announced. A nonimmigrant visa (NIV) is issued to a person with permanent residence outside the U.S. who seeks admission here temporarily for tourism, medical treatment, business or temporary work or study. Santos was scheduled for a Wednesda…

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by Jerry DeMarco