A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer is accused of helping smuggle illegal immigrants into the country in exchange for thousands of dollars. Officer Michael Anthony Gilliland, 44, was charged in federal court Wednesday with allowing immigrant smugglers to pass freely through his inspection lane at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry 15 miles southeast of downtown San Diego. He is being held without bail pending a hearing on Friday. He was arrested Tuesday following a two-year investigation by the Border Corruption Task Force, a multi-agency group that focuses on officers at the Otay Mesa and San Ysidro Ports of...