Bovino portrayed as Confederate general in 2018 email exchange

Gregory Bovino, a recently demoted border patrol official, was involved in a 2018 email exchange where he was likened to a Confederate general by a colleague, Christopher Bullock. The email, which included Confederate imagery, was sent after Bovino bypassed standard procedures to install Bullock, a white officer, in a position. This action led to discrimination lawsuits alleging Bovino manipulated the hiring process to obstruct promotions for qualified Black and Latino applicants within the New Orleans sector. While Bovino acknowledged the email was inappropriate, he did not consider it racially motivated, while Bullock admitted it could be viewed as racist. Bullock was later investigated and reprimanded for the email.

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