A corrections officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal racketeering charges for her part in a scheme to distribute synthetic cannabinoids and opioid addiction treatment drugs at Eastern Correctional Institution in Somerset County.
Hope Gladden, 35, of Salisbury admitted to smuggling buprenorphine, more commonly known as the opioid addiction treatment drug “Suboxone,” and synthetic cannabinoids into the prison from 2016 through November 2018. She pleaded guilty to the racketeering charges in U.S. District Court in Baltimore as part of a larger, ongoing federal investigation into officers at the prison.
Gerard Shields, spokesman for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, said that five other officers who worked at the Westover prison on the Eastern Shore have been indicted in the case and have since been fired. He did not know their names.
A spokeswoman with the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to name others involved in the scheme.
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5 comments:
Put her away!
Just another "sista trying to help the brothas out".....
Federal conviction = no parole. Do the crime, do ALL the time.
shame you never locked up Kimball when he was there
Northwest Woodsman: Anyone care to make a bet with me on this one? In a lot of cases there is little difference between the CO and the inmates. One wears a uniform and goes home after shift, the other does not. Seems like black females are the ones most frequently involved in this type of activity. I’m not trying to be insensitive, not that I care, but just adding truth and reality to the issue.
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