OCALA, FLORIDA
Prison Guard Robert L. Brown allegedly used his position as a corrections officer to begin accepting bribes to smuggle contraband to inmates, officials said
On June 18, 2015, federal agents monitored a meeting between Brown, 32, and a cooperating witness, according to authorities.
During that meeting, officials said Brown accepted a $2,600 bribe for illegal items that he had already smuggled into the prison. When confronted by investigators, Brown admitted that he had illegally negotiated for $7,100 in cash payments, in return for smuggling cellular telephones, prescription pills, tobacco, and other items to federal inmates.
Brown is employed as a corrections officer at the Coleman Federal Correctional Institution in Sumter County, Florida.
Brown, who was arrested Thursday, is facing up to 15 years in federal prison, officials said.
Brown is presumed innocent until proven guilty.