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2-7-17 (Jail, Prison Guards and Border Patrol (Beheading?))
In Beekman, New York, a state prison guard was arrested January 23 when he arrived at work with more than a pound of pot. Green Haven Correctional Facility guard Orianna Lord, 37, went down after an investigation by State Police and special investigators for the Department of Corrections. Lord turned around when she arrived at work to find supervisors conducting employee searches, but was detained in the parking lot, where she was found with the weed. She is charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana in the 2nd Degree, a Class D Felony, Promoting Prison Contraband in the 1st Degree (attempted), a Class D Felony, and Promoting Prison Contraband in the 2nd Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor.
In Huntington, West Virginia, a state prison guard was arrested January 23 after being seen on surveillance video briefly entering an inmate's cell before her shift began. Guard Brittany Branham, 28, went down after, upon further investigation, supervisors found contraband including a crack pipe in the inmate's possession. She was arrested on unspecified charges.
In New York City, a New York jail guard was arrested January 26 for twice selling cocaine to an undercover narc while at the correctional academy. Guard Rushauney Stephenson, 24, made the two sales a half hour apart, and was then taken into custody. He is charged withtwo counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, police said. He was being held on $50,000 bond.
In Wisner, Louisiana, a Wisner police officer was arrested last Tuesday on charges he pocketed cash evidence from a drug bust. Eddie Bowens, Jr., 35, went down after Wisner Police did an internal investigation and discovering missing cash. He faces a single count of malfeasance in office.
In Moberly, Missouri, a Moberly police officer was arrested last Wednesday for allegedly stealing money during a drug raid. Officer Mark Mueller, 51, went down after local prosecutors noticed a discrepancy in the evidence inventory for the raid and asked the Highway Patrol to investigate. Mueller reportedly did not include some high denomination bills in the inventory. He faces charges of tampering with physical evidence and stealing less than $500. Oh, and Mueller is now a former Moberly police officer; he was fired upon arrest.
In Jackson, Mississippi, a Hinds County jail guard was arrested Monday for allegedly bringing drugs into the prison. Brodrick Cardale Taylor, 21, is accused of delivering marijuana, synthetic cannabinoids, Xanax, and ecstasy in a plan to deliver it to an inmate. It's not clear yet what the formal charges are. Taylor had only been on the job for two months.
In Somerville, Massaschusetts, a Sussex County sheriff's officer pleaded guilty January 25 to engaging in a sexual relationship with a woman undergoing drug court probation and tipping her off to surprise weekend drug tests. Officer William Lunger, 35, had been charged with four counts of official misconduct, one count of theft, and one count of conspiring to defraud a drug test, but copped to third-degree conspiracy to commit official misconduct. Lunger is now headed to prison for three years.
In Buffalo, New York, a former Erie County sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty last Monday to smuggling drugs into the Erie County Holding Center. Adam Fiegl copped to criminal possession of a controlled substance, and was sentenced to conditional discharge and community service.
In Brownsville, Texas, a former Border Patrol agent was convicted last Wednesday of helping Mexican drug cartels, but found innocent of chopping a man's head off. Joel Luna used his official position to help a cartel move illegal guns and ammunition south of the border and illegal drugs north. He was found guilty of two counts of engaging in organized criminal activity. His brother Eduardo was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of the murder.
In Cleveland, Ohio, a former Linndale police officer was sentenced last Monday to more than three years in federal prison for helping to sell large amounts of club drugs in the Cleveland area. Jonida Alicka, 29, conspired with her sister and others to bring MDMA and high quality marijuana from Canada to Cleveland and lived a lavish lifestyle with her illicit earnings. She had copped in August to possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.
In Oakland, California, a former TSA agent was sentenced last Friday to nearly two years in prison for helping smuggle 24 pounds of marijuana through airport security. Kiana Scott Clark, 29, admitted working with co-conspirators to allow them to smuggle drugs in their carry-on baggage on at least two occasions. She had earlier pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to defraud the United States and one count of conspiring to distribute a controlled substance. She will begin serving her sentence in April.
2-15-17 (TSA and DEA)
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, a dozen current and former TSA employees were arrested Monday for participating in a scheme to smuggle a whopping 20 tons of cocaine through airport security there over a period of nearly two decades. Drug mules would allegedly bring the cocaine to the airport, then hand it off to baggage handlers who were part of the conspiracy, who then handed it off to TSA agents who were also part of the conspiracy to get it past X-ray machines. The names of the TSA agent conspirators are José Cruz-López, Luis Vázquez-Acevedo, Keila Carrasquillo, Carlos Rafael Adorno-Hiraldo, Antonio Vargas-Saavedra, Javier Ortiz, Tomas Dominguez-Rohena, Edwin Francisco Castro, Luis Vázquez-Acevedo, Ferdinand López, Miguel Ángel Pérez-Rodríguez and Daniel Cruz-Echevarría.
In Denver, a Denver police officer pleaded guilty last Friday to stealing cash from a crime scene in an incident involving drugs. Officer Julian Archuleta, 48, pleaded guilty to first-degree official misconduct and theft, then immediately resigned. Archuleta went down after his own body camera snitched him out. The camera showed Archuleta inspecting the interior of a vehicle that had fled from police and crashed, finding cash, picking up several $100 bills, then moving papers around to try to hide the remaining money. The $100 bills were never entered into evidence.
In New York City, a former DEA Special Agent-in-Charge was sentenced last Wednesday to a year's probation for lying about working at an "adult entertainment establishment." Former agent David Polos was convicted of lying on national security form about his connection with the strip club during a background check specifically designed to determine his suitability as a federal law enforcement agent with access to classified information. Polos also lied about his close relationship with a foreign national who danced at the club. He was convicted of making false statements on the security form.
2-22-17 (Customs)
In Sumter, South Carolina, a state prison guard was arrested last Tuesday for allegedly trying to smuggle marijuana and liquor into one of the state's maximum security prisons. Shatara Clinise Wilson went down when supervisors searched her belongings as she arrived at work. She is charged with misconduct in office, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and introducing contraband into a prison.
In New York City, a US Customs agent was arrested last Wednesday on charges he helped a couple sneak a suitcase full of cocaine through a terminal at JFK International Airport. Officer Fernando Marte went down after meeting the couple like old friends, escorting them to the baggage area, and getting the woman through a secondary checkpoint. But his colleagues became suspicious and called her back. When she opened the suitcase, agents found 45 bricks of cocaine wrapped in duct tape. It's not clear what the exact charges are.
In Raleigh, North Carolina, more than a dozen law enforcement officers were arrested last Wednesday in a major federal sting targeting cocaine and heroin operations. Among those arrested are five current members of the Northampton County Sheriff's Office, three North Carolina prison guards, and two Virginia prison guards. They all face heroin and/or cocaine trafficking charges up and down the I-95 corridor.
In Staunton, Virginia, a former state prison guard was arrested last Thursday after being caught with marijuana, heroin, and cocaine. Talil Perkins, 30, has admitted he was going to smuggle the drugs to inmates at the Augusta Correctional Center. He was arrested on three felony counts of possession of a controlled substance.
3-1-17
In Jackson, Mississippi, a Hinds County sheriff's deputy was arrested last Thursday after investigators discovered a bunch of dope in his patrol car. Deputy Larry Taylor, 31, was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. He's the brother of a Hinds County jail guard, Brodrick Taylor, who was recently busted for smuggling drugs into the jail. Deputy Taylor is now a former deputy, too.
In Detroit, two former Detroit narcotics officers were sentenced last Wednesday to years in prison for a pattern of ripping off some drug dealers, tipping off others, and forging search warrants. Former Lt. David Hansberry was sentenced to 12 years, while former Officer Bryan Watson got nine years. They were both convicted last summer of conspiracy, although the jury acquitted them of numerous other counts, including actual extortion. Federal prosecutors had sought 20 years for each man. They both remain free on bond.
In Blackfoot, Idaho, a former Blackfoot police officer was sentenced last Wednesday to 180 days in jail for stealing drugs and paraphernalia from a drug take-back box. Paul Hardwicke had copped to one count each of drug and paraphernalia possession. Hardwicke's attorney said he suffered depression and PTSD and was strung out on opiates.
In Seattle, a Seattle police officer was sentenced Monday to 30 days on a jail work crew after he was caught providing and doing drugs with a stripper girlfriend and illegally giving crime victim information to a local news anchor. Officer Robert Marlow pleaded guilty to drug possession and computer trespass charges.
In Beekman, New York, a state prison guard was arrested January 23 when he arrived at work with more than a pound of pot. Green Haven Correctional Facility guard Orianna Lord, 37, went down after an investigation by State Police and special investigators for the Department of Corrections. Lord turned around when she arrived at work to find supervisors conducting employee searches, but was detained in the parking lot, where she was found with the weed. She is charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana in the 2nd Degree, a Class D Felony, Promoting Prison Contraband in the 1st Degree (attempted), a Class D Felony, and Promoting Prison Contraband in the 2nd Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor.
In Huntington, West Virginia, a state prison guard was arrested January 23 after being seen on surveillance video briefly entering an inmate's cell before her shift began. Guard Brittany Branham, 28, went down after, upon further investigation, supervisors found contraband including a crack pipe in the inmate's possession. She was arrested on unspecified charges.
In New York City, a New York jail guard was arrested January 26 for twice selling cocaine to an undercover narc while at the correctional academy. Guard Rushauney Stephenson, 24, made the two sales a half hour apart, and was then taken into custody. He is charged withtwo counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, police said. He was being held on $50,000 bond.
In Wisner, Louisiana, a Wisner police officer was arrested last Tuesday on charges he pocketed cash evidence from a drug bust. Eddie Bowens, Jr., 35, went down after Wisner Police did an internal investigation and discovering missing cash. He faces a single count of malfeasance in office.
In Moberly, Missouri, a Moberly police officer was arrested last Wednesday for allegedly stealing money during a drug raid. Officer Mark Mueller, 51, went down after local prosecutors noticed a discrepancy in the evidence inventory for the raid and asked the Highway Patrol to investigate. Mueller reportedly did not include some high denomination bills in the inventory. He faces charges of tampering with physical evidence and stealing less than $500. Oh, and Mueller is now a former Moberly police officer; he was fired upon arrest.
In Jackson, Mississippi, a Hinds County jail guard was arrested Monday for allegedly bringing drugs into the prison. Brodrick Cardale Taylor, 21, is accused of delivering marijuana, synthetic cannabinoids, Xanax, and ecstasy in a plan to deliver it to an inmate. It's not clear yet what the formal charges are. Taylor had only been on the job for two months.
In Somerville, Massaschusetts, a Sussex County sheriff's officer pleaded guilty January 25 to engaging in a sexual relationship with a woman undergoing drug court probation and tipping her off to surprise weekend drug tests. Officer William Lunger, 35, had been charged with four counts of official misconduct, one count of theft, and one count of conspiring to defraud a drug test, but copped to third-degree conspiracy to commit official misconduct. Lunger is now headed to prison for three years.
In Buffalo, New York, a former Erie County sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty last Monday to smuggling drugs into the Erie County Holding Center. Adam Fiegl copped to criminal possession of a controlled substance, and was sentenced to conditional discharge and community service.
In Brownsville, Texas, a former Border Patrol agent was convicted last Wednesday of helping Mexican drug cartels, but found innocent of chopping a man's head off. Joel Luna used his official position to help a cartel move illegal guns and ammunition south of the border and illegal drugs north. He was found guilty of two counts of engaging in organized criminal activity. His brother Eduardo was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of the murder.
In Cleveland, Ohio, a former Linndale police officer was sentenced last Monday to more than three years in federal prison for helping to sell large amounts of club drugs in the Cleveland area. Jonida Alicka, 29, conspired with her sister and others to bring MDMA and high quality marijuana from Canada to Cleveland and lived a lavish lifestyle with her illicit earnings. She had copped in August to possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.
In Oakland, California, a former TSA agent was sentenced last Friday to nearly two years in prison for helping smuggle 24 pounds of marijuana through airport security. Kiana Scott Clark, 29, admitted working with co-conspirators to allow them to smuggle drugs in their carry-on baggage on at least two occasions. She had earlier pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to defraud the United States and one count of conspiring to distribute a controlled substance. She will begin serving her sentence in April.
2-15-17 (TSA and DEA)
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, a dozen current and former TSA employees were arrested Monday for participating in a scheme to smuggle a whopping 20 tons of cocaine through airport security there over a period of nearly two decades. Drug mules would allegedly bring the cocaine to the airport, then hand it off to baggage handlers who were part of the conspiracy, who then handed it off to TSA agents who were also part of the conspiracy to get it past X-ray machines. The names of the TSA agent conspirators are José Cruz-López, Luis Vázquez-Acevedo, Keila Carrasquillo, Carlos Rafael Adorno-Hiraldo, Antonio Vargas-Saavedra, Javier Ortiz, Tomas Dominguez-Rohena, Edwin Francisco Castro, Luis Vázquez-Acevedo, Ferdinand López, Miguel Ángel Pérez-Rodríguez and Daniel Cruz-Echevarría.
In Denver, a Denver police officer pleaded guilty last Friday to stealing cash from a crime scene in an incident involving drugs. Officer Julian Archuleta, 48, pleaded guilty to first-degree official misconduct and theft, then immediately resigned. Archuleta went down after his own body camera snitched him out. The camera showed Archuleta inspecting the interior of a vehicle that had fled from police and crashed, finding cash, picking up several $100 bills, then moving papers around to try to hide the remaining money. The $100 bills were never entered into evidence.
In New York City, a former DEA Special Agent-in-Charge was sentenced last Wednesday to a year's probation for lying about working at an "adult entertainment establishment." Former agent David Polos was convicted of lying on national security form about his connection with the strip club during a background check specifically designed to determine his suitability as a federal law enforcement agent with access to classified information. Polos also lied about his close relationship with a foreign national who danced at the club. He was convicted of making false statements on the security form.
2-22-17 (Customs)
In Sumter, South Carolina, a state prison guard was arrested last Tuesday for allegedly trying to smuggle marijuana and liquor into one of the state's maximum security prisons. Shatara Clinise Wilson went down when supervisors searched her belongings as she arrived at work. She is charged with misconduct in office, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and introducing contraband into a prison.
In New York City, a US Customs agent was arrested last Wednesday on charges he helped a couple sneak a suitcase full of cocaine through a terminal at JFK International Airport. Officer Fernando Marte went down after meeting the couple like old friends, escorting them to the baggage area, and getting the woman through a secondary checkpoint. But his colleagues became suspicious and called her back. When she opened the suitcase, agents found 45 bricks of cocaine wrapped in duct tape. It's not clear what the exact charges are.
In Raleigh, North Carolina, more than a dozen law enforcement officers were arrested last Wednesday in a major federal sting targeting cocaine and heroin operations. Among those arrested are five current members of the Northampton County Sheriff's Office, three North Carolina prison guards, and two Virginia prison guards. They all face heroin and/or cocaine trafficking charges up and down the I-95 corridor.
In Staunton, Virginia, a former state prison guard was arrested last Thursday after being caught with marijuana, heroin, and cocaine. Talil Perkins, 30, has admitted he was going to smuggle the drugs to inmates at the Augusta Correctional Center. He was arrested on three felony counts of possession of a controlled substance.
3-1-17
In Jackson, Mississippi, a Hinds County sheriff's deputy was arrested last Thursday after investigators discovered a bunch of dope in his patrol car. Deputy Larry Taylor, 31, was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. He's the brother of a Hinds County jail guard, Brodrick Taylor, who was recently busted for smuggling drugs into the jail. Deputy Taylor is now a former deputy, too.
In Detroit, two former Detroit narcotics officers were sentenced last Wednesday to years in prison for a pattern of ripping off some drug dealers, tipping off others, and forging search warrants. Former Lt. David Hansberry was sentenced to 12 years, while former Officer Bryan Watson got nine years. They were both convicted last summer of conspiracy, although the jury acquitted them of numerous other counts, including actual extortion. Federal prosecutors had sought 20 years for each man. They both remain free on bond.
In Blackfoot, Idaho, a former Blackfoot police officer was sentenced last Wednesday to 180 days in jail for stealing drugs and paraphernalia from a drug take-back box. Paul Hardwicke had copped to one count each of drug and paraphernalia possession. Hardwicke's attorney said he suffered depression and PTSD and was strung out on opiates.
In Seattle, a Seattle police officer was sentenced Monday to 30 days on a jail work crew after he was caught providing and doing drugs with a stripper girlfriend and illegally giving crime victim information to a local news anchor. Officer Robert Marlow pleaded guilty to drug possession and computer trespass charges.