A former St. Louis police officer has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for his role in a bribery scheme that compromised the integrity of accident reports.
Marlon Caldwell, 52, of St. Louis, was sentenced to 13 months in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for un-redacted accident reports while a police officer with the City of St. Louis. Caldwell appeared in federal court today before U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh, Jr.
According to court documents, between 2007 and 2016, Dr. Mitchell Davis owned and operated Davis Chiropractic Clinic, now known as City Health and Chiropractic. Located on Lindell Blvd in St. Louis, the clinic primarily provided services to accident victims. Galina Davis assisted Dr. Davis in identifying, soliciting, and scheduling potential accident victims.
Using the information from the un-redacted reports, Galina Davis contacted accident victims, identified herself as Gail, Allison, Kelly, Laura, or Shannon, and offered the accident victims free services at Davis Chiropractic. Dr. Davis and Galina Davis focused on identifying accident victims from neighborhoods where there was a large concentration of low-income victims.
Caldwell admitted to facilitating this exchange of cash for reports. Caldwell pleaded guilty to conspiracy to accept bribes on December 7, 2018.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. Assistant United States Attorneys Dorothy McMurtry and Reginald Harris are handling the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Defendant: Marlon Caldwell
Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to accept bribes
City and State: St. Louis, MO
Date: December 7, 2018
Sentence: 13 months in prison
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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