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Carola Guerrero De León

Correctional Officer Sentenced for Smuggling Scheme After IRS Flags Hidden Income

Angela Crosland, 51, of Elgin, has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for bribery, money laundering, distribution of methamphetamine and suboxone, and filing false tax returns. (Credit: LinkedIn)

A South Carolina prison guard ended up with a federal prison sentence of her own after being caught smuggling drugs into a federal correctional institution (FCI). Angela Crosland, 51, of Elgin, once tasked with maintaining law and order inside the walls of FCI Williamsburg, now finds herself behind bars, with a sentence of 136 months.

The conviction comes after a federal jury found Crosland guilty of bribery, money laundering, distribution of methamphetamine and suboxone, and filing false tax returns. Over the course of a two-day trial, prosecutors painted a detailed picture of corruption fueled by cash and contraband.

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