Ex-California prison guard pleads guilty to accepting bribes for smuggling cell phones

(FOX40.COM)-- A former correctional officer from Northern California pleaded guilty on Thursday to accepting bribes to smuggle cellular phone into a state medical center, according to the U.S. Dept. of Justice.

The Suisun City guy was utilized at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville and received more than $45,000 in allurements in between 2021 and 2023, the DOJ stated.

Prisoners paid allurements for the male to smuggle mobile phone into the medium security facility, which is dedicated to providing medical, dental and psychological health needs of men jailed in California, the DOJ stated.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which handles state jails, stated countless cellular phone are taken at its centers every year, with more than 4,200 found in 2022, the last full year for which the dept. has actually published information.

The investigation included aid from the FBI. The ex-guard will be sentenced on September 12 and might face up to 10 years in jail and a $250,000 fine.