One of them was a corrections officer who far excelled his co-workers at finding contraband … because he was allegedly planting it first.
SAN QUENTIN — Federal prosecutors have been uncovering alleged crimes within the walls of California’s oldest prison, but they say the perpetrators had been living in the free world.
Ramirez was indicted on Oct. 31 on charges of committing wire fraud by allegedly racking up overtime and setting himself up for illicit pay raises by first planting contraband, then “discovering” it. This occurred not just at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center — formerly known as San Quentin State Prison — but also at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville where he previously worked, prosecutors allege.
The search of Randle doesn’t appear to have been random, but authorities haven’t said whether they received a tip from someone in the prison.
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