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Former Correctional Officer Victor Casado Guilty of Bribes and Smuggling Contraband in NYC Prison
A former correctional officer at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan has pleaded guilty to conspiring to take bribes and smuggle contraband into the facility in exchange for cash payments, authorities said Thursday.
Victor Casado, 35, of the Bronx, New York, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery and to introduce contraband into prison before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Sullivan.
Between 2016 and 2017, Casado smuggled cellphones, alcohol, over-the-counter medications, and food into the MCC in exchange for bribe payments from inmates, according to the Information and Complaint filed in the case.
Casado received more than $25,000 in bribe payments from an inmate, who transferred the money to him through his attorney. He also received thousands of dollars in payments from another inmate, which were delivered to him by the inmate’s relatives and a paralegal.
The scheme was uncovered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Office of Inspector General, who praised the investigative work of the agencies in a statement.
Casado is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Sullivan on January 11, 2019. The maximum potential penalty for the charge is five years in prison.
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said in a statement: ‘As a correctional officer, Victor Casado’s duty was to ensure the security of the Metropolitan Correctional Center and the safety of inmates in his care. Instead of honoring that duty, he betrayed it, taking bribes to smuggle contraband into a jail that houses federal inmates.’
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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