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OCALA, FLORIDA<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Federal officials allege that 28-year-old Rashan L. Gibson<\/strong> lied about smuggling cigarettes to inmates in exchange for bribes.<\/p>\n

Officials arrested Gibson and charged him with four counts of making false statements to federal investigators, officials said.<\/p>\n

He faces up to five years in federal prison for each offense. Gibson was released on a $25,000 bond pending resolution of the matter, officials said.<\/p>\n

An inmate told authorities about Gibson’s criminal activities, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

According to court documents, federal investigators were contacted by an inmate at the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Sumter County who claimed that Gibson, a federal corrections officer, had smuggled cigarettes into the facility in exchange for a $500 bribe.<\/p>\n

Investigators subsequently monitored an audio and video-recorded meeting between Gibson and the inmate in May 2015.<\/p>\n

During that meeting, officials allege that Gibson and the inmate discussed the previous transaction, as well as a future $5,000 payment for other contraband that Gibson would smuggle into the prison. The inmate also provided Gibson with the name of a contact who could deliver the payment to him.<\/p>\n

On August 6, 2015, investigators confronted Gibson about the smuggling operation.<\/p>\n

During the meeting, Gibson denied smuggling contraband into the prison. He also claimed that that he had never met with the inmate, had never discussed a bribery payment, and had never received the name of a person who would pay him money on the inmate\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n

Based upon the evidence obtained during the investigation, all of these statements were false.<\/p>\n

A criminal complaint is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty, according to officials.<\/p>\n

Gibson is presumed innocent until proven guilty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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