Customs Is Target of Probe, Paper Says

U.S. Senate and Treasury Department investigators have launched nationwide probes into alleged mismanagement in the U.S. Customs Service, the Miami Herald reported. The investigations are expected to culminate in Senate oversight hearings and proposed reforms, the newspaper said. The inquiries were prompted in part by stories in the Herald that reported dozens of examples of employees whose careers flourished despite instances of dating drug smugglers, tampering with evidence, skimming seized drug cash and having sex with a paid informant.