Opinion ID: 200462
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Melissa Walsh

Text: 9 In 1989, BNE began conducting an internal investigation into overdraft activity in Orekoya's personal bank account. In the course of the investigation, Carney noticed that Orekoya's passport had expired. On June 27, 1989, Carney contacted the USSS and asked Melissa Walsh, an agent, about Orekoya's immigration status. She called Carney back the next day and reported that she learned from Immigration that Orekoya was present in the United States illegally. When a BNE official contacted the INS, it refused to release any information over the phone. 10 Because Orekoya had lost his green card, he could not produce any legal documents proving his immigration status. As a result, on July 24, 1989, BNE temporarily suspended Orekoya, with pay. He went to the Boston INS office and returned to BNE the next day with a stamp on his passport proving eligibility. He was immediately given back his position.