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Former Officer Pleads Guilty to Prison Bribery | Newark News
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A former correctional officer admits to taking bribes to smuggle contraband into Northern State Prison, pleading guilty to conspiracy. Charged with accepting cash and mobile payments from inmate associates, he faces up to three years in prison, must forfeit $4,500, and is banned for life from public employment in New Jersey. The scandal erupted in June 2025 when he arrived at work with a suspicious bulge—later found to contain tobacco and unknown liquid—and was fired in July. Scheduled for sentencing on October 5th, his case underscores the high stakes of prison security and the devastating consequences when those entrusted to protect inmates instead betray the system.
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